Habitats

thumb|upright=1.4|The Amazon rainforest alongside the [[Solimões River, a tropical rainforest. These forests are the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems in the world.]] thumb|upright=1.4|Proportion and distribution of global forest area by climatic domain, 2020

thumb|upright=1.654|One way of mapping terrestrial biomes around the world (excluding Tundra#Antarctic|Antarctic tundra)

thumb|This coral reef in the [[Phoenix Islands Protected Area provides habitat for numerous marine species.]] thumb|Few creatures make the ice shelf|ice shelves of [[Antarctica their habitat, but water beneath the ice can provide habitat for multiple species. Animals such as penguins have adapted to live in very cold conditions.]] thumb| Ibex in an alpine habitat

thumb|Pond at Koarnjum|Cornjum, Netherlands thumb|A man made pond at sunset in Montgomery County, Ohio. thumb|[[Stereoscope|Stereoscopic image of a pond in Central City Park, Macon, GA, . This pond is collectively formed by digging up a large earth

thumb|Reflection (physics)|Reflections in a forest puddle

part of a sea, lake or river that is close to the shore

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thumb|upright=1.5|Flowering heath on Amrum, Germany

rainforest occuring at higher elevations and topographic positions, often characterized by fog

collection or association of plant species within a designated geographical unit

thumb|Reed beds are a common form of lakeside ecotone. The beds tend to accumulate organic matter which is then colonised by trees, forcing the reeds further into the lake. An ecotone is a transitional area between two plant communities, where these meet and integrate. Examples include areas between grassland and forest, estuary and lagoon, and freshwater and sea water. An ecotone may be narrow or wide, and it may be local (the zone between a field and forest) or regional (the transition between forest and grassland ecosystems). An ecotone may appear on the ground as a gradual blending of the

forest in the temperate zone with heavy rainfall

thumb|upright=1.35|An open woodland in North Lanarkshire, ScotlandA woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with woody plants (trees and shrubs), or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the plurale tantum woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see differences between British, American and Australian English explained below). Some savannas may also be woodlands, such as savanna woodland, where trees and shrubs form a light canopy.

area between tide marks

discontinuities in an organism's environment causing population fragmentation and ecosystem decay

state when natural environment becomes unable to support its native species due to human activity

protected pathway for animals connecting wild territories

Phytosociology, also known as phytocoenology or simply plant sociology, is the study of groups of species of plant that are usually found together. Phytosociology aims to empirically describe the vegetative environment of a given territory. A specific community of plants is considered a social unit, the product of definite conditions, present and past, and can exist only when such conditions are met. In phyto-sociology, such a unit is known as a phytocoenosis (or phytocoenose). A phytocoenosis is more commonly known as a plant community, and consists of the sum of all plants in a given area. I

type of riparian forest in dry regions

forested or wooded area of land adjacent to a body of water

thumb|upright=1.4|Extensive moorland in the Desert of Wales

interface between land and a river or stream

terrestrial habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature

original landscape formed by nature

scientific study of renewing and restoring ecosystems

changes in population or community structures that occur at the boundary of two or more habitats

thumb|upright=1.5|A thicket of silver birch Betula pendula in [[Saratov Oblast, Russia]] A thicket is a very dense stand of trees or tall shrubs, often dominated by only one or a few species, to the exclusion of all others. They may be formed by species that shed large numbers of highly viable seeds that are able to germinate in the shelter of the maternal plants.

environment created by a gardener that serves as a sustainable haven for surrounding wildlife

degree to which a taxon is more numerous than its competitors in an ecological community, or makes up more of the biomass

habitat that supports marine life

forest consisting entirely or mainly of evergreen trees which do not shed their leaves or needles seasonally

thumb|230px|Cape ground squirrel

thumb|upright=1.3|Alvar in Estonia near the town of [[Keila]] thumb|Alvar at Kinnekulle, [[Sweden. Most plants are confined to the numerous cracks in the limestone.]]

protected area network in contracting states of the Bern Convention

temporary pools of water that provide habitat for distinctive plants and animals

type of desert

insects seeking out nutrients in certain moist substances such as rotting plant matter

thumb|Hemiboreal deciduous forest in Latvia. Latvia, like other hemiboreal areas, also has extensive lush coniferous forests. Hemiboreal means halfway between the temperate and subarctic (or boreal) zones. The term is most frequently used in the context of climates and ecosystems.

ecosystem associated with a thin basic soil

artificial puddle or small shallow pond where birds bathe

Land use and runoff management technique

small, dense urban forest

ecology of deserts

type of biome

use of grazing animals to restore and maintain threatened biotopes and cultural heritage landscapes

location in the body containing stem cells

management of habitat

a sparse natural stand with a regularly mown herbaceous layer, an ecosystem in temperate forest regions

Body of surface water in a channel with surrounding undeveloped land dominated by grasses

Largely undeveloped or wild land, usually forested, surrounding a river or stream