Traits:Habitat

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Habitat

Habitat: Traits that describe an organisms preferred habitat and its position within that habitat.

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• [[Habitat|Habitat]]
  • [[EnvironmentalPosition|Environmental position]]
    • [[Demersal|Demersal]]
    • [[Endophytic|Endophytic]]
    • [[Endozoic|Endozoic]]
    • [[Epibenthic|Epibenthic]]
    • [[Epifaunal|Epifaunal]]
    • [[Epifloral|Epifloral]]
    • [[Epilithic|Epilithic]]
    • [[Epipelic|Epipelic]]
    • [[Epiphytic|Epiphytic]]
    • [[Epizooic|Epizooic]]
    • [[Hyperbenthic|Hyperbenthic]]
    • [[Infaunal|Infaunal]]
    • [[Interstitial|Interstitial]]
    • [[Lithotomous|Lithotomous]]
    • [[Nekton|Nektonic (nekton)]]
    • [[Neustonic|Neustonic]]
    • [[Plankton|Planktonic (plankton)]]
    • [[Pleustonic|Pleustonic]]
  • [[Physiography|Physiography]]
    • [[EnclosedCoast|Enclosed coast or embayment]]
    • [[Estuary|Estuary]]
    • [[Lagoon|Isolated saline water (lagoon)]]
    • [[OffshoreSeabed|Offshore seabed]]
    • [[OpenCoast|Open coast]]
    • [[RiaVoe|Ria or voe]]
    • [[SeaLoch|Sea loch (Scotland), sea lough (Ireland)]]
    • [[StraitSound|Strait or sound]]
  • [[Salinity|Salinity (regime)]]
    • [[BrackishSalinity|Brackish]]
      • [[Mesohaline|Mesohaline]]
        • [[AlphaMesohaline|Alpha-Mesohaline]]
        • [[BetaMesohaline|Beta-Mesohaline]]
      • [[Oligohaline|Oligohaline]]
        • [[AlphaOligohaline|Alpha-Oligohaline]]
        • [[BetaOligohaline|Beta-Oligohaline]]
      • [[Polyhaline|Polyhaline]]
        • [[AlphaPolyhaline|Alpha-Polyhaline]]
        • [[BetaPolyhaline|Beta-Polyhaline]]
    • [[FreshwaterSalinity|Freshwater]]
    • [[HyperSaline|Hyper-saline]]
    • [[MarineSalinity|Marine]]
      • [[AlphaHaline|Alpha-haline]]
      • [[BetaHaline|Beta-Haline]]
  • [[SubstratumHabitat|Substratum]]
    • [[FeaturesOther|Features or other substratum]]
      • [[BiogenicReef|Biogenic reef]]
      • [[BurrowDweller|Burrow dweller]]
      • [[Cave|Cave]]
      • [[CrevicesFissures|Crevices and fissures]]
      • [[Macroalgae|Macroalgae]]
      • [[Maerl|Maerl]]
      • [[OtherSpecies|Other species]]
      • [[Overhangs|Overhang]]
      • [[Rockpools|Rockpool]]
      • [[Saltmarsh|Salt marsh]]
      • [[Seagrass|Seagrass]]
      • [[Strandline|Strand-line]]
      • [[UnderBoulders|Under boulders]]
    • [[Hard|Hard]]
      • [[HardImmobile|Immobile hard]]
        • [[Artificial|Artificial (man-made)]]
        • [[Bedrock|Bedrock]]
        • [[LargeBoulders|Large or very large boulders]]
        • [[SmallBoulders|Small boulders]]
      • [[HardMobile|Mobile hard]]
        • [[Cobbles|Cobbles]]
        • [[Pebbles|Pebbles]]
    • [[SedimentSoft|Soft (sediment)]]
      • [[Clay|Clay]]
      • [[CoarseSediments|Coarse sediments]]
        • [[GravelShingle|Gravel or shingle]]
        • [[GravellySand|Gravelly sand]]
        • [[SandyGravel|Sandy gravel]]
      • [[Mixed|Mixed]]
        • [[GravellyMud|Gravelly mud]]
        • [[GravellyMuddySand|Gravelly muddy sand]]
        • [[MuddyGravel|Muddy gravel]]
        • [[MuddySandyGravel|Muddy sandy gravel]]
      • [[MudSandyMud|Mud and sandy mud]]
        • [[Mud|Mud]]
        • [[MuddySand|Muddy sand]]
        • [[SandyMud|Sandy mud]]
      • [[SandMuddySand|Sand and muddy sand]]
        • [[Sand|Sand]]
          • [[CoarseCleanSand|Coarse clean sand]]
          • [[FineCleanSand|Fine clean sand]]
          • [[MediumCleanSand|Medium clean sand]]
  • [[TidalStrength|Tidal streams and water flow (range)]]
    • [[ModeratelyStrong|Moderately strong]]
    • [[Strong|Strong]]
    • [[VeryStrong|Very strong]]
    • [[VeryWeak|Very weak]]
    • [[Weak|Weak]]
  • [[Tolerance|Tolerance]]
    • [[TypeI|Type I]]
    • [[TypeII|Type II]]
    • [[TypeIII|Type III]]
    • [[TypeIV|Type IV]]
    • [[TypeV|Type V]]
  • [[WaveExposure|Wave exposure]]
    • [[WaveExposed|Wave exposed]]
      • [[Exposed|Exposed]]
      • [[ExtremelyExposed|Extremely exposed]]
      • [[ModeratelyExposed|Moderately exposed]]
      • [[VeryExposed|Very exposed]]
    • [[WaveSheltered|Wave sheltered]]
      • [[ExtremelySheltered|Extremely sheltered]]
      • [[Sheltered|Sheltered]]
      • [[UltraSheltered|Ultra sheltered]]
      • [[VerySheltered|Very sheltered]]