Macrohabitat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Macrohabitat is a noun meaning (ecology) A relatively large habitat, that contains multiple environments and multiple types of organism.
Meaning
(ecology) A relatively large habitat, that contains multiple environments and multiple types of organism.
Example Sentences
3) Stages of radiation: All else being equal, the following sequence of the diversification events is expected: (i) divergence with respect to macrohabitat; (ii) evolution of microhabitat choice and divergence with respect to microhabitat; (iii) divergence with respect to traits that simultaneously control the degree of local adaptation and nonrandom mating; and (iv) divergence with respect to other traits controlling survival and reproduction.
Word Forms
- macrohabitats
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mesohabitat, megahabitat, macroecosystem, subhabitat, macrocommunity, habitat.
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