Phrases with «remnant populations»

"Remnant populations" refers to small groups of individuals who are the remaining survivors of a larger population. These survivors may be the few individuals left after a disaster or the ones who managed to escape from a threatened or endangered group. Full definition

population (parent phrase)

remnant populations

Sentences with «remnant populations»

«The most likely scenario, therefore, is that coral reefs throughout the tropics will continue to degrade over the current century until climate change stabilizes, allowing remnant populations to reorganize into novel, heat - tolerant reef assemblages,» the authors wrote. (businessinsider.com)
Based on these encounters, there was reason to believe there could be a larger remnant population of the subspecies still eking out an existence in Florida's wilderness. (scientificamerican.com)
Many remnant populations of animals in the wild and in captive breeding programs are facing what is called an «extinction vortex,» as inbreeding forces them into an accelerating loss - of - fitness spiral. (reviverestore.org)
(see all sentences)

Phrases with «remnant populations»

Sentences with «remnant populations»

See also