Glossary
Glossary of Terms
- Habitat
- A specific set of physical conditions in which a single species, a group of species, or a large community lives. In wildlife management, the major components of habitat are considered to be food, water, cover, and living space.
- Habitat Fragmentation
- The disruption (by division) of habitats into smaller habitat patches. The effects of habitat fragmentation include loss of habitat area, increased edge area, and the creation of smaller, more isolated patches of remaining habitat.
- Habitat Type
- A habitat type is the basis of a forest ecosystem classification system. It is an aggregation of all land areas potentially capable of producing similar plant communities at climax. Habitat types are usually named for the most shade-tolerant tree species that will grow on the site and an understory plant that is represented with a high degree of constancy.
- Haul Truck
- Extremely large dump truck used to transport ore and waste rock from the mine pit. Haul trucks are too large to operate on public highways and only operate on mine property.
- Heap Leach
- The process of recovering metals from ores by leaching ore that has been mined and placed on a specially prepared pad. A chemical solution is applied through low-volume emitters and the metal-bearing leachate solution percolates downward and is collected.
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