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186: 68:, a relict is a structure or mineral from a parent rock that did not undergo metamorphosis when the surrounding rock did, or a rock that survived a destructive geologic process. 113:
in places now occupied by more populous ethnic groups, whose ancestors arrived later. For example, the first human groups to inhabit the Caribbean islands were
156:, reliction is the gradual recession of water from its usual high-water mark so that the newly uncovered land becomes the property of the adjoining 149:, a relict crop is a crop which was previously grown extensively, but is now only used in one limited region, or a small number of isolated regions. 323: 327: 102:, a relict population is an ancient people in an area, who have been largely supplanted by a later group of migrants and their descendants. 50:
A relict (or relic) is an organism that at an earlier time was abundant in a large area but now occurs at only one or a few small areas.
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formed by either erosive or constructive surficial processes that are no longer active as they were in the past.
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ethnicity. In addition, a relict population of the original hunter-gatherers remained in western Cuba as the
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Lalueza-Fox, C.; Gilbert, M.T.P.; Martinez-Fuentes, A.J.; Calafell, F.; Bertranpetit, J. (June 2003).
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of natives of Cuba show that, in late pre-Columbian times, the island was home to agriculturalists of
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Australian Rainforests: Patterns and Change (Ecological Biogeography of Australia, vol. 1 p. 605-694)
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which originally ranged over a large expanse, but is now narrowly confined, may be termed a relict.
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Accretion, reliction, erosion, and avulsion: a survey of riparian and littoral title problems.
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is a cold-adapted organism that is a remnant of a larger distribution that existed in the
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Journal of Energy, Natural Resources & Environmental Law. vol. 11, pp. 265-285.
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Index

Relic
Catocala relicta
Relict (biology)
Relict (geology)
geology
geomorphology
landform
glacial relict
ice ages
DNA testing
ethnic groups
human migrations
hunter-gatherer
Genetic testing
Taino
Ciboney people
ecosystem
agronomy
real estate law
riparian
widow
historical linguistics

relict
Endemism
Hysteresis
Living fossil
Refugium (population biology)
Relic
Palaeochannel

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