{"id":29439,"date":"2025-11-06T03:34:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T03:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=29439"},"modified":"2025-11-07T02:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:59:38","slug":"microhabitats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/microhabitats\/","title":{"rendered":"8b4 Microhabitats"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-29439\" data-postid=\"29439\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-29439 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"sl6u161\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_sl6u161 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column 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tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/eb4.jpg\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_kn6z511 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_35k8511   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"><strong>Microhabitats Objectives:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Provide examples of different microhabitats within larger ecosystems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Describe what is happening to North American bats and why their loss may be significant.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tell the story of the Devil&#8217;s Hole pupfish, including how subtle changes in its microhabitat may lead to extinction.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"h2j2511\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_h2j2511 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_9cj0511 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_19yq511   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><strong>Microhabitats<\/strong> are small areas within larger ecosystems that may have &#8220;microclimates&#8221; with different temperature and humidity.\u00a0 They may also be sheltered, have distinct soils, or other specific features.<\/p>    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-->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_0u52511 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vl20511   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Efforts are already underway to warn people in the west that the fungus causing white-nose syndrome in bats not only spreads bat-to-bat, it may also be carried on contaminated surfaces.\u00a0 Insectivorous bats can play a significant role in reducing &#8220;pest&#8221; insect populations and their loss impacts agriculture.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"e7h1511\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_e7h1511 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                 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class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Just to prove that there is an isopod species for every biology concept, this is a recently discovered cave-dwelling species &#8220;<em>Cubaris sp<\/em>.&#8221; Re-creating the conditions of its microhabitat may be important for health and successful reproduction.<\/p>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"xiwi511\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_xiwi511 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_079o511 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tb_n3rf511\">\n          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       <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Once you start looking, you&#8217;ll notice that there are microhabitats throughout an ecosystem.\u00a0 Tidal pools provide a good example.\u00a0 In a sense, this is a collection of microhabitats.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"0bai511\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_0bai511 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_0z57511 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_zjl5511 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe 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-->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_214m511   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>One of the most dramatic examples of how significant a microhabitat can be is the story of the Devil&#8217;s Hole Pupfish.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_bo3e511 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/477368441?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"d62w511\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_d62w511 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_av5k511 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6vtm511   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>This is the end of the 8B guide.\u00a0 Please proceed to the products page.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"zshh511\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_zshh511 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_itr8511 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_fgep511 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/eb4.jpg\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_1f36511 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_c96x511   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"><strong>Check your knowledge. Can you:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Provide examples of different microhabitats within larger ecosystems?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Describe what is happening to North American bats and why their loss may be significant?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tell the story of the Devil&#8217;s Hole pupfish, including how subtle changes in its microhabitat may lead to extinction?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ldez511\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ldez511 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_oofi554 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_9dl8554 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/endangered-species\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3bj9554   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Endangered Species Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_rjd7511 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_oz0h511 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/products\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_dzho511   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go forward to the Products Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_l2g3511 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_eric511 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1k8l511   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Global Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_3rxh511 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #728aa3;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lqve511   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_38bp511\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_wxr2511 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_xk8x511 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/pollution\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Pollution\" alt=\"Pollution\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/pollution\/#\">\n                        Pollution                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_ay0s511\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_8k7w511 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/climate-change\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Climate Change\" alt=\"Climate Change\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n 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width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Endangered Species\" alt=\"Endangered Species\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/endangered-species\/#\">\n                        Endangered Species                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_sbws511 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_rlsh511 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Microhabitats - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Microhabitats - YOU ARE HERE\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Microhabitats - YOU ARE HERE                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"4ge8960\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_4ge8960 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-none tb_col_count_4 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  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     <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_wdqz960\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_i83e960 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9h8b960   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>This Guide<\/h3>\n<h5>8B: Global<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n      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Describe what is happening to North American bats and why their loss may be significant. Tell the story of the Devil&#8217;s Hole pupfish, including how subtle changes in its microhabitat may lead to extinction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":29386,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29439","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\">\n<h1>Microhabitats<br\/>Specific Conditions Support Organisms<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/eb4.jpg\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\">\n<h3 style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"><strong>Microhabitats Objectives:<\/strong><\/h3> <ul> <li><strong>Provide examples of different microhabitats within larger ecosystems.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Describe what is happening to North American bats and why their loss may be significant.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Tell the story of the Devil's Hole pupfish, including how subtle changes in its microhabitat may lead to extinction.<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<p><strong>Microhabitats<\/strong> are small areas within larger ecosystems that may have \"microclimates\" with different temperature and humidity.\u00a0 They may also be sheltered, have distinct soils, or other specific features.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/477382988[\/embed]\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/E8b4-bat-ed-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"350\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Efforts are already underway to warn people in the west that the fungus causing white-nose syndrome in bats not only spreads bat-to-bat, it may also be carried on contaminated surfaces.\u00a0 Insectivorous bats can play a significant role in reducing \"pest\" insect populations and their loss impacts agriculture.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/476993478[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Just to prove that there is an isopod species for every biology concept, this is a recently discovered cave-dwelling species \"<em>Cubaris sp<\/em>.\" Re-creating the conditions of its microhabitat may be important for health and successful reproduction.<\/p> <h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>Once you start looking, you'll notice that there are microhabitats throughout an ecosystem.\u00a0 Tidal pools provide a good example.\u00a0 In a sense, this is a collection of microhabitats.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434742154[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434742483[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ecotones<\/strong>, the small habitats created where two larger ecosystems meet, can be examples of microhabitats.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434948978[\/embed]\n<p>One of the most dramatic examples of how significant a microhabitat can be is the story of the Devil's Hole Pupfish.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/477368441[\/embed]\n<h5>This is the end of the 8B guide.\u00a0 Please proceed to the products page.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/eb4.jpg\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\">\n<h3 style=\"letter-spacing: normal;\"><strong>Check your knowledge. Can you:<\/strong><\/h3> <ul> <li><strong>Provide examples of different microhabitats within larger ecosystems?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Describe what is happening to North American bats and why their loss may be significant?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Tell the story of the Devil's Hole pupfish, including how subtle changes in its microhabitat may lead to extinction?<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/endangered-species\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Endangered Species Page<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/products\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go forward to the Products Page<\/h5>\n<h3>Global Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>Complete all four of these sections before taking the quiz and making your media piece.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/pollution\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Pollution\" alt=\"Pollution\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/pollution\/#\"> Pollution <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/climate-change\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Climate Change\" alt=\"Climate Change\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/climate-change\/#\"> Climate Change <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/endangered-species\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Endangered Species\" alt=\"Endangered Species\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/endangered-species\/#\"> Endangered Species <\/a> <\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Microhabitats - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Microhabitats - YOU ARE HERE\"> <h3> Microhabitats - YOU ARE HERE <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Back to Module 8<\/h3> <h5>Impacts<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\"> <\/a>\n<h3>This Guide<\/h3> <h5>8B: Global<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/online-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/products\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Product-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"8b4 Microhabitats\" alt=\"8b4 Microhabitats\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Products Information<\/h3> <h5>8B: Quiz &amp; 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