habitat

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14728
  1. Spatial area (geographical area) where a particular species population lives, large enough to comprise a breeding population.
    Note: A microhabitat or microenvironment is the immediate surroundings and other physical factors of an individual plant or animal within its habitat.
  2. Physical conditions that surround a species, or species population, or assemblage of species, or community.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 893 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'habitat' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14728 RIS BibTex EndNote
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