VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

SIZE BASED HABITAT TYPES

• There are two types of habitat based on the size of the concerned area :
  • Macro types.
  • Micro types.

Macro Habitat

• This comprises larger areas than the micro habitat. Control of the factors in macro habitats is more difficult as the case with land-use patterns, velocity of wind, amount of rain in an area etc.

Micro Habitat

• This is the one associating with a small area (few square centimeters as the case with the area under a fallen tree trunk or a stone material found in the forest).
• Micro habitats may be easily managed by forest managers, unlike the macro habitats.