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The word "habitat" has been in use since about 1755 and derives from the Latin habitāre, to inhabit, from habēre, to have or to hold.Habitat can be defined as the natural environment of an organism, the type of place in which it is natural for it to live and grow.
Biotope is almost synonymous with the term "habitat", which is more commonly used in English-speaking countries. However, in some countries these two terms are distinguished: the subject of a habitat is a population, the subject of a biotope is a biocoenosis or "biological community". [1]
Any community of organisms linked by a shared habitat in the deepest parts of a sea or ocean. deforestation denitrification The breakdown by anaerobic bacteria of nitrates, mostly in the soil, into their constituent chemical elements: nitrogen and oxygen. density dependence The dependence of the growth rate of a population of a given species on ...
Habitat shifts also occur in the developmental life history of amphibians, and in insects that transition from aquatic to terrestrial habitats. Biotope and habitat are sometimes used interchangeably, but the former applies to a community's environment, whereas the latter applies to a species' environment.
Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play; Habitat 67, a housing complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement; Space habitat (facility), a habitation module; Underwater habitat, a fixed underwater structure in which people can live for extended periods
Extensive moorland in the Desert of Wales. Moorland or moor is a type of habitat found in upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands biomes, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils.
Habitat degradation, fragmentation, and pollution are aspects of habitat destruction caused by humans that do not necessarily involve over destruction of habitat, yet result in habitat collapse. Desertification , deforestation , and coral reef degradation are specific types of habitat destruction for those areas ( deserts , forests , coral reefs ).
Of these three effects only genetic change brings about adaptation. When a habitat changes, the resident population typically moves to more suitable places; this is the typical response of flying insects or oceanic organisms, which have wide (though not unlimited) opportunity for movement. [43] This common response is called habitat tracking.