A recent study by two biological science researchers found that a pathogen for bird pink eye remained viable on bird feeders in winter months much longer than in summer months, without losing any of ...

Abiotic factors are non-living chemical and physical elements in the environment, which affect individual organisms as well as ecosystems. Examples are UV, IR and visible light, radiation ...

The natural world is a finely-tuned balance of biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) components that shape our environments. Various biotic factors directly affect processes like population growth, ...

Offshore wind farms release significant amounts of metals like aluminum, zinc, and indium into the ocean due to corrosion-protection systems, posing risks to ecosystems, seafood safety, and human ...

This review paper explores how abiotic stressors impact crops ... their interactions with various environmental factors are complex and not fully understood, raising questions about their fate and ...

Credit: Whitney Curtis/WashU Pawpaw trees suppress plant diversity through dense, shady growth, creating unpredictable ecosystems, but fostering diverse ... 29% lower inside the patches). Several ...

Through field-based inquiry over the semester, students learn about biotic and abiotic factors controlling aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and demonstrate their understanding by creating lessons ...

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The study provides the first experimental demonstration of the potential impacts of climate change on water movement through grassland ecosystems, which make up nearly 40% of Earth's land area and ...