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What is the noun for refugial?

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refugium
  1. Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.
  2. (aquaculture) A separate section of a fishtank that shares the same water supply, used for denitrification, plankton production, etc.
  3. Examples:
    1. “The authors hypothesized their common origin from an Atlantic refugium after the last glaciation.”
      “Perhaps the lineage survived as refugium species and thus repopulated during the post-Cretaceous recovery.”
      “We suggest that the shallow epicratonic platform area of the Canadian Shield may have served as a refugium for relatively archaic taxa.”
fuge
  1. Clipping of refugium.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Pictured are Liz Page, Eileen Giles, Sheena McKenna, Betty Fuge, Carol Mace-Humphries, Jill Sirett, Heather Mills and Jenny Thomson.”
      “Liz Fuge and Stephen Fadian are greeted by Andrew Connors and Andy Corbett in Birmingham's Victoria Square.”
      “Tzu is developed by Fuge Ltd, and is manufactured in the Republic of China where Sorghum is farmed.”
refugia
  1. plural of refugium
  2. Examples:
    1. “Less critical than refugia, prey switching also plays a role in protozoan persistence.”
      “Inaccessible, distant, or policed areas serve as refugia for genetic stocks of highly preferred fuelwood and kraalwood species.”
      “We will also work with related organizations and agencies to explore zoning options for refugia or no-watch zones within these areas.”
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