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However, the term "habitat" can be used more broadly in Ecology . It was originally defined as the physical conditions that surround a species, or species population, or assemblage of species, or community (Clements and Shelford, 1939). Thus, it is not just a species population that has a habitat, but an assemblage of many species, living together in the same place that essentially share a habitat. Ecologists would regard the habitat shared by many species to be a Biotope . Habitat destruction is a major factor in causing a species population to decrease, eventually leading to its being endangered, or even to its extinction. A Biome is the set of flora and fauna which live in a habitat and occupy a certain geography. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS Types of Habitats: Water Habitat - Forest Habitat - Underground Habitat - Desert Habitat REFERENCE
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