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Habitat Patch

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-012773

Areas distinguished from their surroundings by environmental discontinuities. Patches are organism-defined (i.e., the edges or discontinuities have biological significance to an organism) (adapted from Wiens 1976:83).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-012773
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012773",
  "term": "Habitat Patch",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Areas distinguished from their surroundings by environmental discontinuities. Patches are organism-defined (i.e., the edges or discontinuities have biological significance to an organism) (adapted from Wiens 1976:83).",
  "references": [
    "USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/habitat-patch/"
}

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