Relating to or inhabiting springs, fountains, or water sources, especially in biology when describing organisms that live in springs.
Derived from Latin 'fontina' or 'fontanalis,' meaning 'of or pertaining to springs.' Used in ecological and botanical terminology to classify habitat types and the organisms living in them.
Fontinal ecosystems are some of the most specialized on Earth—organisms living in mountain springs have adapted so specifically that they often can't survive anywhere else, making them vulnerable to climate change.
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