The study of Ecosystems mainly consists of the study of certain processes that link the living, or Biotic, components to the non-living, or Abiotic, components. Energy transformations and ...

Abiotic factors are the non-living components of the ecosystem, including sunlight, water, temperature, wind, and nutrients. Ecologists use biotic and abiotic factors to predict population ...

Carbon is circulated between living and nonliving components of the ecosystem primarily through the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. Plants and other photosynthetic organisms ...

giant camels and sabertooth cats were key components of ecosystems throughout North America. Karen Carr, National Parks Service The loss of any animal is an ecological travesty. No species exists ...