On this precarious basis, life at The Kilns began - and the distinctive Lewisian habitat had been established.

The bulbous base, large spores, and distinctive habitat are characteristic features that make this species readily distinguishable from other boletes.

The Maranon valley, habitat to the purple-backed sunbeam, is a region of high preservation importance, as its remoteness and distinctive habitats, have led to a high degree of endemism.

Crevices in the limestone provide a distinctive habitat which is somewhat protected from grazing, and which may provide habitat for unusual ferns such as Pellaea atropurpurea.

Also, the woodlands themselves constitute a distinctive habitat for other organisms allowing for the creation of endemic fauna in the future.

Mulga trees are a type of acacia which have adapted to efficiently collect the sparse rainfall, are the distinctive habitat of this ecoregion while the ground cover consists of shrubs and grasses.

Ichthyomyzon gagei, the Southern Brook lamprey, is a non-parasitic fish native to distinctive aquatic habitats in North America which must be protected in order for this species to continue to thrive.

This distinctive natural habitat with its shallow waters, seagrass beds and tall mangroves, set amid extensive coral reefs, hosts rare and globally endangered marine life.

Nature reserve parks "are established to represent and protect the distinctive natural habitats and landforms of the province.

The marine environment surrounding the islands features diverse and distinctive benthic habitats that support a range of species including corals, sponges, barnacles and echinoderms.