Definitions for "Habitat type"
The land area capable of supporting a single plant association.
The collective area which one plant association occupies. The habitat type is defined and described on the basis of the vegetation and its associated environment.
The aggregate of all areas that support or can support the same primary vegetation at climax.
a set of environmental conditions (temperature, moisture, light, mineral nutrient availability, disturbance frequency, and others) that appears repeatedly across the landscape