Common use of Habitat Clause in Contracts

Habitat. The gopher tortoise typically inhabits relatively well-drained, ▇▇▇▇▇ soils. The gopher tortoise is generally associated with longleaf pine, xeric oak sandhills but also occurs in scrub, xeric hammock, pine flatwoods, dry prairie, coastal grasslands and dunes, mixed hardwood-pine communities, and a variety of disturbed habitats. Gopher tortoises excavate ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ that average 4.5 m in length and 2 m in depth. These ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, which provide protection from temperature extremes, desiccation, and predators, serve as refuges for approximately 360 other species, including federally listed species such as the Mississippi gopher frog (Lithobates sevosa) and Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi).