euryvalent

English

Etymology

From eury- +‎ valent.

Adjective

euryvalent (not comparable)

1. (ecology, of an organism) That adapts well to changing environmental conditions
   • 2016 February 5, “Impact of Canopy Openness on Spider Communities: Implications for Conservation Management of Formerly Coppiced Oak Forests”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In our study locations, habitat structures in the changeover from open stands to dense stands included spider species expanding from both extremes but likely maintaining a suitable environment only for common and euryvalent species, while the presence of conservationally important species rose by a significant 65% with higher canopy openness.

Antonyms

• stenovalent