Not exact matches
Studies like this one could enable us to predict which species will be
most vulnerable to population declines due to
habitat changes, as the inflexible specialist species are more likely to suffer when they can't find enough of their
preferred food.
Most of us would probably
prefer to have a small, healthy feral cat population, rather than a larger Norway rat and seagull population in
habitats where those are the only options.
Most fish in a freshwater
habitat seem to
prefer a dark or natural gravel, while marine, brackish - water and Rift Lake species are used to white sand or gravel.
Although this species is capable of migrating huge distances from feeding grounds to it's nesting beach they
prefer coastline
habitats and are
most commonly founds around small islands (such as the Gili Islands), bays and protected shores.
One of the Northwest's
most accessible locations to observe puffins nesting in their natural environment, Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach provides an ideal
habitat for the puffins who
prefer to nest on rocky islands with grassy areas into which they can burrow their nests, usually in inaccessible locations like Haystack Rock.
Foxes are found in
most of these
habitats on these islands, but they
prefer shrubby or wooded areas such as chaparral, coastal scrub and oak woodlands.