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FACTOR ABIOTICO [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Ecosystems
OBS

Climate, rocks, water are some examples of abiotic factors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Écosystèmes
DEF

Facteur chimique ou physique qui ne dépend pas des organismes vivants mais qui influe sur eux.

OBS

Le climat, les roches, l'eau sont des exemples de facteur abiotique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Ecosistemas
DEF

Factor ecológico de carácter físico o químico.

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Record 2 2012-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

The factors related to these patterns of smallscale species richness include (1) geographic factors such as scale of observation, available species pool and dispersal patterns, (2) biotic factors such as competition or predation and (3) abiotic environmental factors such as site resource availability, disturbance and physical conditions.

OBS

abiotic environmental factor: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • abiotic environmental factors

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

Les facteurs abiotiques du milieu sont principalement les facteurs climatiques - température, humidité, lumière [...] - et les facteurs édaphiques qui sont liés à l'action des caractéristiques physiques et chimiques du sol.

OBS

facteur abiotique du milieu : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • facteurs abiotiques du milieu

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
DEF

Componente que determina el espacio físico en el cual habitan los seres vivos, [por ejemplo], el agua, la temperatura, la luz, el pH, el suelo y los nutrientes.

Key term(s)
  • fatores ambientales abióticos
  • factores abióticos del medio ambiente
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