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area of occupancy
(English) The area within its extent of occurrence which is occupied by a taxon, excluding cases of vagrancy. This reflects the fact that a taxon will not usually occur throughout the area of its extent of occurrence, which may contain unsuitable or unoccupied habitats. In some cases the area of occupancy is the smallest area essential at any stage of the life cycle to the survival of existing populations of a taxon.

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