A restricted and isolated area in which plants and animals persisted during a period of continental climatic change that made surrounding areas uninhabitable; especially an ice-free or unglaciated area within or close to a continental ice sheet or upland ice cap, where hardy biotas eked out an existence during a glacial phase. It later served as a center of dispersal for the repopulation of surrounding areas after climatic readjustment.
A shelter from danger or hardship.
A place of safety, refuge or protection.
A shielding or protection against the unpleasant, unwanted, or dangerous.
something or someone turned to for assistance or security: "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
act of turning to for assistance: "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
a shelter from danger or hardship
a safe place; "He ran to safety"
act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
act of turning to for assistance
something or someone turned to for assistance or security
