Microsite (ecology)

Microsite (ecology)

A microsite is a term used in ecology to describe a pocket within an environment with unique features, conditions or characteristics. Classifying different microsites may depend on temperature, humidity, sunlight, nutrient availability, soil physical characterictics, vegetation cover, etc.


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