"microenvironment" meaning in English

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        "A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings."
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          "text": "As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.",
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        "(biology) The very small environment in the immediate vicinity of an organism."
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