Habitat

How it is used

A key word in conservation and EIA work. Habitats are lost, destroyed, fragmented, protected or restored. Common phrases: habitat loss, habitat destruction, natural habitat, critical habitat, habitat restoration. Habitat loss is one of the main drivers of biodiversity decline.

Example sentences

1. The new road would cut through the habitat of a protected tortoise species.

2. Habitat loss from farming and urban growth is the main threat to the species.

Common collocations

• habitat loss
• natural habitat
• habitat restoration
• destroy habitats
• critical habitat

Related terms

• biodiversityThe variety of all living things in a place, including the different species of plants, animals and microorganisms, the genes within them and the ecosystems they form.
• ecosystemA community of living things together with their physical environment, such as soil, water and climate, all interacting as one system, for example a forest, lake or coral reef.
• endangered speciesA type of plant or animal that is at high risk of disappearing from the wild, usually because of habitat loss, hunting, pollution or climate change.
• protected areaA clearly defined area of land or sea, such as a national park or marine reserve, that is managed under law to conserve nature over the long term.
• deforestationThe permanent clearing of forests so that the land can be used for something else, such as farming, grazing, mining or building.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• habitat · Biology

More terms: Biodiversity and Conservation

• conservation
• invasive species
• extinction
• ecosystem services
• reforestation