"the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives"

- https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/habitat

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A habitat is the dwelling of a living being. In regard to our idea concerning food webs, we plan to explore different species and the habitats that they reside in. Habitat provides all of the environmental requirements for an organism to survive, and therefore, depending on the organism, the size of habitats varies in size. An ant will require a small habitat to live in, as it would need to hunt and move around the proximity of its colonies nest. Whereas the Gray Wolf will hunt and move around a large habitat, it will stay in and defend its territory which can be a space as large as 6,300 Km2. 

https://www.wolfworlds.com/wolf-territorial-behavior-and-dispersion/

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A habitat is typically defined as an area large enough to give a living species what they need to survive. Essentially, the minimum an animal habitat needs to offer is a safe space to rest and reproduce, a large enough area to find a mate, and the space required to find and collect food. For a plant, the specifications of habitat are different, as their only requirements are soil, air, water and light. 

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/habitat/

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With our theme, the Boreal Forest, the habitats of the species that live there thrive especially in the northern regions, mainly as a result of the black spruce trees which are the backbone of many habitats. Black spruce trees offer a home to hundreds of species which suffer the impact of climate change, as black spruce trees in the region react better to rising temperatures caused by climate change, as opposed to trees in the south which are more likely to be affected by drought. The habitats of the northern region are therefore more likely to be kept intact as they are less likely to be as affected by rising temperatures. 

https://wildlife.org/wildlife-habitat-thrives-in-northern-boreal-forests/

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