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habitat

[hab-i-tat] / ˈhæb ɪˌtæt /


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McCovey described Prairie Creek as key habitat for coho salmon, which are federally protected in this portion of California.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

“When you disconnect the stream from its floodplain and put it into a man-made channel, you lose all that habitat complexity, and you start to lose some of those species.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

"Recently, Japan's native giant salamanders have faced challenges such as hybridization with foreign species and habitat destruction," says Noda.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Together they have mapped about 15 square kilometres of critical habitat.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

It was jarring and uncomfortable, at least at first, like being dropped into a strange new terrarium, a habitat that hadn’t been built for me.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Andy Hadley, BCP Council's lead for climate response, environment and energy, said local habitats were important for a variety of butterflies and moths.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

In the report they published following their visit, they highlighted damage to turtle nesting sites, bird habitats and the local dunes.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Conservationists say the best way to help is by creating more flower-rich habitats, so bumblebees can find food even as the climate becomes more extreme.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Oxygen loss can reduce or relocate their prey, damage habitats and alter the food webs they depend on.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Trading and marriage relationships were undoubtedly established between those Khoisan and the Bantu farmers, each occupying different adjacent habitats, just as Pygmy hunter-gatherers and Bantu farmers still do today in equatorial Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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