abiotic
Abiotic ( ancient Greek ἀ, a-, un- and βίος, bíos , life = "lifeless", "without life") describes processes and conditions, occasionally also objects in an ecosystem in which no living beings are involved.
Examples:
- Abiotic transformations : chemical transformations not caused by living beings
- Abiotic environmental factors : factors, environmental conditions that are not caused or influenced by living beings
The application of the term to substances that are not produced by living things is less common . The term abiogenously is more common for this.
The term abiotic is mainly used to contrast biotic .
Individual evidence
- ^ Erwin J. Hentschel, Günther H. Wagner : Zoological dictionary . 6th edition. Gustav Fischer Verlag Jena, Jena 1996, p. 349 .
- ^ BLE glossary ( Memento of April 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ).