Difference between revisions of "Habitat"
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1. The ''place'' where an organism ''is found'' – i.e. a wave-cut platform, as for example in the EU species and habitats Directive; | 1. The ''place'' where an organism ''is found'' – i.e. a wave-cut platform, as for example in the EU species and habitats Directive; | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 20 November 2007
Definition of Habitat:
(1) The environment within which an organism is normally found. A habitat is characterized by the physical characteristics of the environment and/or the dominant vegetation or other stable biotic characteristics.[1].
This is the common definition for Habitat, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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1. The place where an organism is found – i.e. a wave-cut platform, as for example in the EU species and habitats Directive;
2. The area where a species is found, as used by biogeographers; or
3. The area where a species could potentially establish itself, as used by ecologists.
