habitat

habitat
noun
ADJECTIVE
native, natural

her observations of wild chimps in their natural habitat

suitable

a decline in the amount of suitable habitat

preferred

The bird's preferred habitat is grassy prairie.

important
endangered, fragile, threatened

Peat bogs are one of Europe's most threatened habitats.

coastal, forest, marine, wetland, wildlife, woodland
bear, tiger, etc.

an agreement that preserved 2 500 acres of prime bear habitat

VERB + HABITAT
provide

The forest provides a habitat for hundreds of species of plants and animals.

inhabit, occupy

bird species that occupy forest habitats

conserve, preserve, protect

new measures to protect wildlife habitats

restore

One of our objectives is to restore habitats for native species.

damage, destroy, disrupt, threaten

Development is destroying the animal's native habitat.

lose

These animals will lose their habitats by the flooding of the area.

HABITAT + VERB
support sth

The many different habitats support a wide variety of birds.

disappear

Their preferred habitat is disappearing rapidly.

HABITAT + NOUN
destruction, loss

Many species are threatened in the wild due to habitat destruction by man.

restoration
PREPOSITION
in a/the habitat

the animals and plants in this woodland habitat

habitat for

The moorland is an important habitat for many rare bird species.

PHRASES
loss of habitat

The greatest danger to tigers now is through loss of habitat.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?
Synonyms:
(of a plant or an animal),


Look at other dictionaries:

  • HABITAT — IL SERA QUESTION ici de l’habitant autant que de l’habitation, des relations qui les unissent autant que des unités elles mêmes. Il faut noter tout d’abord l’universalité du phénomène maison, compris non pas comme abri construit mais comme espace …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Hábitat — «Hábitat» redirige aquí. Para otras acepciones, véase Hábitat (desambiguación). En ecología, hábitat es el ambiente que ocupa una población biológica . Es el espacio que reúne las condiciones adecuadas para que la especie pueda residir y… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Habitat 67 — is a housing complex and landmark located on the Marc Drouin Quay on the Saint Lawrence River at 2600, Pierre Dupuy Avenue in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its design was created by architect Moshe Safdie based on his master s thesis at McGill… …   Wikipedia

  • habitat — HABITÁT, habitate, s.n. Suprafaţă locuită de o populaţie, de o specie de plante sau de animale; biotop. – Din fr. habitat. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  HABITÁT s. v. biotop. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  habitát s …   Dicționar Român

  • Habitat II — the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements was held in Istanbul, Turkey from June 3 14, 1996, twenty years after the 1976 Habitat conference in Vancouver [http://www.unhabitat.org/declarations/vancouver.asp] that had led to the… …   Wikipedia

  • habitat — habitat, biotype, range, station are comparable in their technical biological senses in which they agree in denoting the place in which a particular kind of organism lives or grows. Habitat refers especially to the kind of environment (as desert …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • hábitat — (plural hábitats) sustantivo masculino 1. Área: ecología Territorio o lugar con condiciones ambientales adecuadas para que habite un conjunto de seres vivos: El hábitat de estos animales está siendo destruido por la deforestación. 2. Área:… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Habitat 16 — (Прага,Чехия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Habartická 16, Прага, 19000, Чех …   Каталог отелей

  • Habitat HQ — (Мельбурн,Австралия) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 333 St Kilda Road, 3182 М …   Каталог отелей

  • habitat — index abode, building (structure), domicile, habitation (dwelling place), home (domicile), local …   Law dictionary

  • habitat — habìtāt m <G habitáta> DEFINICIJA biol. manje ili veće područje pogodno za život jedne vrste, skupine ili jedinke [podvodni habitat; mikro habitat]; habitacija ETIMOLOGIJA vidi habitacija …   Hrvatski jezični portal

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”