habitat

[ˈhæbɪtæt]

Definition:
1. The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.
2. The place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found.

Use 'habitat' in a sentence:

1. Next to habitat loss, these invasive species represent the greatest threat to biodiversity worldwide, many ecologists say.
2. College students focused on critical issues of interdependence between eagles and their habitats Fifth graders tended to focus on features of individual eagles ( "How big are they?" and "What do they eat?").
3. In its natural habitat, the hibiscus will grow up to 25ft.
4. Once shrub covers everything, you lose the meadow habitat.
5. Their preferred habitat is forests near the edge of streams.
6. The once-thriving marsupial1 has been ravaged2 by habitat loss and disease.
7. Conservationists tried to recreate a new habitat for them.
8. "The bear would do better in its natural habitat and the agency would step in if its condition deteriorated," they said.
9. Promoting ecological tourism is another way to help save their habitat.
10. She was the first to bring together insects and their habitats, including food they ate, into a single ecological composition.
11. We destroyed that habitat of bees for our needs.
12. His work has led others to protect the habitat of this endangered species.
13. But researchers are hopeful that the conclusion will be a trigger for the protection of important habitats and migration3 routes to make much needed space for birds to return.
14. That is an instance where a habitat is made less suitable.
15. And this latest examination of decades of census3 data and habitat surveys has shown the demand for ivory still drives the decline in their numbers.
16. As trees outgrow their ideal habitats in the face of climate change, these flying ecosystem engineers could be a big help in replanting trees.
17. Local authorities said it is rare for the giant animals to move so far northward from their traditional habitat.
18. The report says efforts to protect wildlife must be combined with tackling habitat loss and deforestation.
19. Venus was arguably a cozier habitat for life than earth.
20. The bines and wines lost their habitat, and withered4 day by day, and both died soon.
21. He explains that the disappearance of one animal can have serious consequence to remaining species in that habitat.
22. About 5000 are thought to have died, and the blazes that scorched4 more than 5 million hectares state-wide affected5 almost a quarter of koala habitats.
23. The forestry department and the provincial government plan to develop a national park, which aims to provide habitat protection for the elephants and a balanced relationship with residents.
24. Seahorse's populations could fall precipitously, because so much of their habitat could have been lost to the spill.
25. The choice of habitat seems to affect reproductive success.
26. I'll record to our habitat office waive our claim immediately.
27. The scientists say this combination of space-based imaging and artificial intelligence could boost conservation efforts by allowing thousands of square miles of habitat to be surveyed in a single day.
28. But their size has not protected them from the impacts of poaching or from the continued destruction of the vast swathes of interconnected habitat they need.
29. Real natural habitats provide significant sources of pleasure for modern humans.
30. The Inspiration of Modern Ecological Community Affected by Chinese Traditional Habitat Concept.
31. Habitat loss driven by human activity has been blamed.
32. So it looks like competition for resources is another important factor in determining if a particular habitat is suitable.
33. There are, of course, animal species that require large areas of habitat, and some migrate over very long distances.
34. They can devastate8 marine habitats, but a recent competition for environmental start-ups in Australia, saw them not as a pest but a delicacy9.
35. Dry stone walls may appear stark and lifeless, but they provide a valuable habitat for plants and animals.
36. Few countries have as rich a diversity of habitat as South Africa.
37. Like humans, killer whales have colonized a range of different habitats across the globe, occupying every ocean basin on the planet, with an empire that extends from pole to pole.
38. As one of the most habitats predators, killer whales may not fit the speculate of a cultured creature.
39. To save remaining herds and habitat, the national parks department is planning to cull 2000 elephants.
40. If the seeds land in a suitable habitat, they do well and reproduce.
41. Evidence points to hunting by humans and habitat destruction as the likely causes for the current mass extinction.
42. So humming birds have to rely on plants in their natural habitat.
43. In Suruga Bay, a strand of whip coral provides habitat for two shrimps, camouflaged among the polyps.
44. Tourism throughout Turkey is expected to fall this year as the country has been the habitats of several deadly terrorist attacks.
45. Plants, like animals, often have restricted habitats.
46. The Mediterranean is a natural habitat of Devil Firefish.
47. Although the lizard may stake a claim to its habitat, it exerts total indifference toward the well-being of its young.
48. The suitable habitat, that is, the actual rainforest is much larger than the few hectares where the Nightcap Oak grows.
49. Protection of sites, habitats and landscapes is of uppermost priority.
50. No matter what we do to restore habitat or support population growth, we may never be able to restore that culture.
51. With active habitat selection, an organism is able to physically select where to live and breed.
52. The panda's natural habitat is the bamboo forest.
53. The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat.
54. Global warming is expected to significantly reduce or eliminate this tree's habitat.
55. This species has nearly died out because its habitat is being destroyed.
56. Many species are in peril of extinction because of our destruction of their natural habitat.