Principles of Habitat Vocabulary

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Habitat

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Area in which animals, plants and other organisms live.

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Ecosystem

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Interconnected biological system made up of living organisms and their physical environment.

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Provisional Services

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Products obtained from a habitat; used every day, such as food, water, wood and oil.

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Cultural Services

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Non-material benefits provided by a habitat such as tourism and recreation.

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Regulating Services

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Natural processes the habitat regulates, such as biological control of predator and prey populations and prevention of soil erosion.

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Supporting Services

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Natural processes the habitat facilitates to maintain the conditions of the earth, such as oxygen production and nutrient cycling.

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Aquatic

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Related to water.

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Terrestrial

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Related to soil or dry land.

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Continental Shelf

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Area of land underneath the sea and near a continent.

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Phytoplankton

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Microscopic marine algae.