Knowledge of how species may adapt or persist in the face of rapid change is still relatively limited.

Some species can persist as buried seeds during unfavorable conditions.

It is unknown, however, if the species can persist in a modified or degraded habitat.

In other words, the niche is the sum of the habitat requirements that allow a species to persist and produce offspring.

This can rapidly result in transitions to barren landscapes where relatively few species persist.

In the history of life, new species often appear suddenly and then persist with little change until they go extinct.

The realized niche is the set of environmental plus ecological conditions under which a species persists.

In 1943, a sighting of this bird was reported near Chushinhokudo, building hopes that the species persisted.

"A species of music known as 'rock' persisted for a long time, but it had abandoned the Zeitgeist."

The seeds are very small, and in some species may persist in the soil for decades.