euryvalent

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

eury- +‎ valent

Adjective[edit]

euryvalent (not comparable)

  1. (ecology, of an organism) That adapts well to changing environmental conditions
    • 2016 February 5, “Impact of Canopy Openness on Spider Communities: Implications for Conservation Management of Formerly Coppiced Oak Forests”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      In our study locations, habitat structures in the changeover from open stands to dense stands included spider species expanding from both extremes but likely maintaining a suitable environment only for common and euryvalent species, while the presence of conservationally important species rose by a significant 65% with higher canopy openness.

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