Phenomena and Processes

Extreme Environments

An ENVIRONMENT which falls outside the range of tolerance for the survival of organisms that are not specifically adapted to survive or thrive in it. Examples of such environments are among the hottest and coldest places on earth.

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An ENVIRONMENT which falls outside the range of tolerance for the survival of organisms that are not specifically adapted to survive or thrive in it. Examples of such environments are among the hottest and coldest places on earth.

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3 entry terms
  • Environment, Extreme
  • Environments, Extreme
  • Extreme Environment

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History Note

2017

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  • Environment (1963-2016)

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  1. G16.500.275w.260w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Extreme Environments. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071251. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071251
  2. Extreme Environments. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_environment
  3. Extreme Environments. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5422399