Types of habitat in the Universe
Types of habitat in the Universe
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DOI：
10.1017/s1473550413000451
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发表时间：
2014-04-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Cockell, Charles S.
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作者：
Cockell, Charles S.
从生物学的角度来看，宇宙中的所有环境都可以分为三种类型之一：不适宜居住、无人居住的栖息地或有人居住的栖息地。本文描述并定义了宇宙中不同的栖息地类型，特别关注地球上不常见但在其他行星体上可能常见的环境。它们包括无人居住的栖息地，其亚型是无菌栖息地和无有机物栖息地。参考冰岛埃亚菲亚德拉冰盖提供了不同类型环境的示例。这些栖息地类型用于识别关于不同栖息地的丰富程度和宇宙中生命分布的可检验假设。
From a biological point of view, all environments in the Universe can be categorized into one of three types: uninhabitable, uninhabited habitat or inhabited habitat. This paper describes and defines different habitat types in the Universe with a special focus on environments not usually encountered on the Earth, but which might be common on other planetary bodies. They include uninhabited habitats, subtypes of which are sterile habitats and organic-free habitats. Examples of the different types of environments are provided with reference to the Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland. These habitat types are used to identify testable hypotheses on the abundance of different habitats and the distribution of life in the Universe.