Types of Habitats
There are basically three types of habitat. They are
- Aquatic habitat
- Terrestrial habitat and
- Arboreal habitat
1. Aquatic (Water) Habitat: This habitat refers to water environment. Organisms found in this habitat are called aquatic organisms. There are three types of aquatic habitat:
(a) Fresh water habitat: This is further divided into lotic (running water of rivers, spring, streams, etc.) and lentic (stagnant water of lakes, ponds, swamps, dams, etc.). Examples of animals that live here are tilapia fish, crabs, frogs, crocodile etc.
(b) Marine habitat: These are made of oceans, and seas with salt (salinity). Examples of animals in this habitat are whales, octopus, dolphins, weeds etc.
(c) Estuarine habitat: This refers to the river mouths where salt and fresh water meet. Examples of such areas are bays and lagoons. The organisms found here are periwinkles and lobsters, etc.
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