Endemism
Endemism
Endemism (/ɛnˈdɛmɪzəm/; from Greek: ενδήμος, endēmos, "native") is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.
Etymology
The term "endemism" comes from the Greek word endēmos, which is formed from en, meaning "in", and dēmos, meaning "the people". In the context of biology, endemism refers to a species being native to a single defined geographic location.
Related Terms
- Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- Biogeography: The branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals.
- Ecology: The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
- Habitat: The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- Indigenous: Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
- Species: A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Endemism
- Wikipedia's article - Endemism
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