EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

deprecated concept
type: Concept

biotic diversity within habitat structure
in scheme: EnvThes
type: Concept
note: [controlled by ] Giorgio Matteucci, 23/05/2013" , "[source of definition ] Expert (first part) + Hend for habitat definition
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.
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true