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microhabitat
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mi·cro·hab·i·tat  (mkr-hb-tt)
n.
A very small, specialized habitat, such as a clump of grass or a space between rocks.
microhabitat [ˌmaɪkrəʊˈhæbɪtæt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) Ecology the smallest part of the environment that supports a distinct flora and fauna, such as a fallen log in a forest
microhabitat  (mkr-hb-tt)
See microenvironment.
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In mild winters fluctuation of temperatures around the freezing point may be especially harmful by alternately freezing and wetting the microhabitats of small mammals (Solonen, 2001, 2004).
Growth of the bank vole Myodes glareolus in the non-vegetative period ... by Balciauskiene, Laima; Balciauskas, Linas; Cepukiene, Ausra / Estonian Journal of Ecology
To investigate how the environment shapes stream fish distributions, we examined darter utilization of different microhabitats in Mill Creek, a small tributary of the Sucarnoochee River flowing primarily through pinelands in southern Sumter County Alabama.
Darter microhabitat utilization in Mill Creek (Sumter County) by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
ut, Kathrin Steck, Bill Hansson and Markus Knaden from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, used gas chromatography to verify that desert microhabitats do have unique odour signatures that can guide the ants back to the nest.
Desert ants can smell their way home by Asian News International
 
 
 
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