EnvThes
deprecated concept
[controlled by ] Giorgio Matteucci, 23/05/2013" , "[source of definition ] Expert (first part) + Hend for habitat definition
Structure of the habitat where an organism is living. It may include the number and type of layers (e.g. herb-, understory-, tree-layer), their features such as height, coverage, percent over the whole habitat. A habitat is the environment within which an organism is normally found. A habitat is characterized by the physical characteristics of the environment and/or the dominant vegetation or other stable biotic characteristics.
biotic diversity within habitat structure