habitat

Examples of habitat in the following topics:

• Marine Habitats

  • Marine habitats can be divided into coastal and open ocean habitats.
  • Alternatively, marine habitats can be divided into pelagic and demersal habitats.
  • Demersal habitats are near or on the bottom of the ocean.
  • Marine habitats can be modified by their inhabitants.
  • Coral reefs provide marine habitats for tube sponges, which in turn become marine habitats for fishes.

• Habitats and Energy Metabolism of Crenarchaeota

  • Crenarchaeota exist in a wide range of habitats and exhibit a great variety of chemical reactions in their metabolism.
  • Archaea exist in a broad range of habitats, and as a major part of global ecosystems, they may contribute up to 20% of earth's biomass.
  • Other common habitats include very cold habitats and highly saline, acidic, or alkaline water.

• Ecology, Epidemiology, and Evolution of Pathogens

  • Ecological competence is the ability of an organism, often a pathogen, to survive and compete in new habitats.
  • When that happens, a pathogen that had been confined to a remote habitat has a wider distribution and possibly, a new host organism.
  • Several human activities have led to the emergence and spread of new diseases, such as encroachment on wildlife habitats, changes in agriculture, the destruction of rain forests, uncontrolled urbanization, modern transport.
  • However, the host, being the parasite's resource and habitat in a way, suffers from this higher virulence.

• Environmental Diversity of Microbes

  • Microbes are ubiquitous on Earth and their diversity and abundance are determined by the biogeographical habitat they occupy.
  • Microbes live in every kind of habitat (terrestrial, aquatic, atmospheric, or living host) and their presence invariably affects the environment in which they grow.
  • Not every microbe can survive in all habitats, though.

• Nonthermophilic Crenarchaeota

  • Halococcus is able to survive in its high-saline habitat by preventing the dehydration of its cytoplasm.
  • Special chlorine pumps allow the organisms to retain chloride to maintain osmotic balance with the salinity of their habitat.

• Hyperthermophiles from Submarine Volcanic Habitats

  • Describe the metabolic processes used by hyperthermophiles found in submarine volcanic habitats

• Morphologically Unusual Proteobacteria

  • Prosthecates are generally chemoorganotrophic aerobes that can grow in nutrient-poor habitats, being able to survive at nutrient levels on the order of parts-per-million - for which reason they are often found in aquatic habitats.

• Hyperthermophiles from Terrestrial Volcanic Habitats

• Nongenetic Categories for Medicine and Ecology

  • In medicine, microorganisms are identified by morphology, physiology, and other attributes; in ecology by habitat, energy, and carbon source.
  • In ecology, microorganisms are classified by the type of habitat they require, or trophic level, energy source and carbon source.

• Sponge Communities

  • Sponge reefs serve an important ecological function as habitat, breeding and nursery areas for fish and invertebrates.
  • Sponge reefs serve an important ecological function as habitat, breeding, and nursery areas for fish and invertebrates .