potential habitat

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potential
adjective[before noun]
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/pəˈten.ʃəl/us
/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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habitat
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈhæb.ɪ.tæt/us
/ˈhæb.ə.tæt/
the natural environment in which an animal or plant ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandhabitatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Even if the lichen itself is undamaged in a storm, parts of its rare, limitedpotentialhabitatmay be rendered unsuitable by disturbances.
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Surveys documented two state-listed species and thepotentialhabitatfor two other federal listed species and several state-listed species.
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This conversion reduced the area of the hookbill'spotentialhabitat, and is believed to be the biggest contributor to the species' extinction.
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Originally declared extinct in 1976, it was rediscovered three years later when 21 individuals were captured during sampling ofpotentialhabitat.
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However, as occurrence data for the species are sparse, thepotentialhabitatis much more widespread than the flower itself.
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They found two state-listed species and thepotentialhabitatfor two other federal listed species and several state-listed species.
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Most of itspotentialhabitatis degraded, though the possibility that a population may still exist is feasible.
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The loss of forests, plains and other natural systems into agriculture, mines, and urban developments, the draining of swamps and other wetlands, and logging reducepotentialhabitatfor many species.
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Purchased in 1984 as apotentialhabitatfor marsh harriers and bitterns, the reserve is now managed mostly for its fen plant communities and the invertebrates which feed off them.
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Rock outcrops that are one meter or more in height appear to bepotentialhabitat, as long as there are cracks and crevices that are at least one meter deep.
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Much of thepotentialhabitatfor this plant has not been surveyed, and it is said to be likely that more individuals will be found in future searches.
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The seventh chapter, on habitats for life, considers surface, subsurface, atmospheric and space environments as potential habitats.
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This model assumes that not all potential habitats will be used by the salmon.
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