Biotic and abiotic factors are all the living and non-living components of an ecosystem. Biotic factors include not only living things but interactions between organisms, such as predation ...

As we mentioned above, biotic refers to all of the living components present in the ecosystem, whereas abiotic refers to the non-living components. It is time to understand the differences between ...

Biotic and abiotic stressors commonly co-occur in plant communities and influence interactions between plants. However, their combined effects on plant interactions have not been widely studied and ...

These mechanisms are likely to be complex, and elucidation of interacting bilateral, or multilateral, biotic and abiotic controls will progress only with the continuing synthesis of community- and ...

by the US Geological Survey June 16, 2025 As climate change accelerates, the risk of sudden, large-scale shifts in ecosystems is growing. A new USGS study examines the mechanisms behind these abrupt ...