Each section describes a habitat from Nova Scotia's natural environment.

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Introduction
H1	Offshore
	H1.1	Open Water
	H1.2	Benthic
H2	Coastal
	H2.1	Rocky Shore
	H2.2	Boulder/Cobble Shore
	H2.3	Sandy Shore
	H2.4	Mud Flat
	H2.5	Tidal Marsh
	H2.6	Dune System
H3	Freshwater
	H3.1	Open-Water Lotic (Rivers and Streams)
	H3.2	Open-Water Lentic (Lakes and Ponds)
	H3.3	Bottom Lotic (Rivers and Streams)
	H3.4	Bottom Lentic (Lakes and Ponds)
	H3.5	Water's Edge Lotic (Rivers and Streams)
	H3.6	Water's Edge Lentic (Lakes and Ponds)
H4	Freshwater Wetlands
	H4.1	Bog
	H4.2	Fen
	H4.3	Swamp
	H4.4	Freshwater Marsh (Inland)
H5	Terrestrial Unforested
	H5.1	Barren
	H5.2	Oldfield
	H5.3	Cliff and Bank
	H5.4	Talus Slope
	H5.5	Cave
H6	Forests
	Introduction
	H6.1	Hardwood Forest
	H6.2	Softwood Forest
	H6.3	Mixedwood Forest
List of Figures
List of Plates
List of Tables