Biodiversidad
Definition(s)
1) The locality in which a plant or animal naturally grows or lives. It can be either the geographical area over which it extends, or the particular location in which a specimen is found. 2) A physical portion of the environment that is inhabited by an organism or population of organisms. A habitat is characterized by a relative uniformity of the physical environment and fairly close interaction of all the biological species involved. In terms of region, a habitat may comprise a desert, a tropical forest, a prairie field, the Arctic Tundra or the Arctic Ocean. (Source: GEMET-WRIGHT / GILP)
Jerarquía
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Concept URI: https://www.informea.org/es/terms/habitat
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English
habitat
French
habitat
Ruso
естественная среда
Chino, simplificado
栖息地
Árabe
موطن
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with hábitat
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Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres | 2 decisions |
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Convención sobre la conservación de las especies migratorias | 5 articles and paragraphs13 documents |
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Acuerdo sobre la Conservación de las Aves Acuáticas Migratorias Afro-euroasiáticas | 1 article or paragraph11 decisions4 documents |
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Convención de Ramsar | 1 article or paragraph |
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ASCOBANS | 3 decisions3 documents |
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Acuerdo sobre la Conservación de las Poblaciones de Murciélagos de Europa | 2 documents |