endemismn.
/ˈɛndɪmɪz(ə)m/ The character or quality of being endemic; spec. of a plant or animal species, the state or condition of being indigenous only in a specified area.
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cosmopolitanism1870
endemicity1886
endemism1886
bipolarity1896
radiation1898
zonation1898
frequency1913
provincialism1929
overdispersion1930
under-dispersion1935
provinciality1952
1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 126/1 In their fauna also the Pyrenees present some striking instances of endemism.
1905 F. E. Clements Res. Methods Ecol. iv. 228 The primary causes of endemism are two, lack of migration and presence of barrier... Endemism is readily recognized by methods of distributional statistics, applied to areas limited by natural barriers to migration.
1931 Nature 7 Mar. 338 The endemism is tremendous, and the fauna has the aspect of great antiquity.
1951 Jrnl. Ecol. 39 88 One of the most striking features of chasmophyte communities is the restricted distribution of their constituents; endemism is the rule.
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