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Sink Habitat

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025658

a habitat in which reproduction is insufficient to balance local mortality. The population can persist in the habitat only by being a net importer of individuals (adapted from Pulliam 1988:653-654).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025658
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025658",
  "term": "Sink Habitat",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "a habitat in which reproduction is insufficient to balance local mortality. The population can persist in the habitat only by being a net importer of individuals (adapted from Pulliam 1988:653-654).",
  "references": [
    "USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Glossary of Avian Terms For Use in Avian Conservation Biology"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sink-habitat/"
}

Record 25,658 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.