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H

  • habitat
    (1) A locality which provides food, water and shelter for an organism.
    (2) Area where a plant or animal naturally grows or lives.

  • HEB
    "Habitat Enhancement Branch". A department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).

I

  • impervious
    Not able to filter or absorb water.

  • incubation
    The action of maintaining a suitable stable environment for fertilized eggs while they develop.

  • indigenous
    (1) Born or produced naturally within a land or region.
    (2) Native to a region.

  • invertebrate
    Not having a backbone or spinal column.