microhabitat

microhabitat
A specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box.

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  • microhabitat — [mī΄krō hab′i tat΄] n. a small, localized habitat within a larger ecosystem, as a decomposing log in a forest, having conditions that sustain a limited range of animals and plants …   English World dictionary

  • microhabitat — noun Date: 1931 the microenvironment in which an organism lives < decaying wood creates a microhabitat for insects > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • microhabitat —    A miniature habitat within a larger one; a restricted area where environmental conditions differ from those in the surrounding area. A sheltered nook in a cave wall is an example of a microhabitat within the cave [23] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • microhabitat — 1) an area somewhat larger than the fish itself, cf. mesohabitat and macrohabitat 2) a portion of a larger habitat. Selected by a fish for specific purposes and separated from adjoining microhabitats by physical characteristics such as depth,… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • microhabitat — n. [Gr. mikros; small; L. habitare, to dwell] A small or restricted habitat; see niche …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • microhabitat — /muy kroh hab i tat /, n. an extremely localized, small scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal. [1930 35; MICRO + HABITAT] * * * …   Universalium

  • microhabitat — mi·cro·hab·i·tat .mī krō hab ə .tat n the microenvironment in which an organism lives <the kidneys, heart, and sinuses are the usual microhabitats of the sporocysts of the schistosome> …   Medical dictionary

  • microhabitat — noun Ecology a habitat of limited extent which differs in character from the surrounding habitat …   English new terms dictionary

  • microhabitat —   Small, specialized habitat …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • microhabitat — mi·cro·habitat …   English syllables

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