The zoologists concluded that play is sensitive «even to very small changes in habitat quality». (newscientist.com)
Ecologically speaking, these terms represent vegetation structure with very different ramifications for habitat quality. (coffeehabitat.com)
In a paper published in the recent edition of the Journal of Applied Ecology, a team of wildlife experts from San Diego Zoo Global, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the University of Nevada analyzed the effect of habitat quality on the survival and dispersal of released desert tortoises. (sciencedaily.com)