Definition
noun
An area or site comprised of multiple habitat types.
Supplement
A habitat mosaic can be formed through an ecological disturbance, such as fire. A habitat mosaic is ecologically important in creating or maintaining biodiversity. For instance, playas, salt grass meadows, and shrublands occurring in a scattered pattern throughout a site.
Word origin: habitat + mosaic
See also: ecological mosaic.
Definition noun An area or site comprised of multiple habitat types. Supplement A habitat mosaic can be formed through an ecological disturbance, such as fire. A habitat mosaic is ecologically important in creating or maintaining biodiversity. For instance, playas, salt grass meadows, and shrublands occurring in a scattered pattern throughout a site. Word origin: habitat..
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