AboutLou Jurs Expertise I can respond to questions regarding ecological relationships, wildlife and fisheries management, plant communities and animal plant relationships in habitats common to western North America, including Alaska.
Experience Many years of field experience with public land management agencies in western states (Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, California). I have expertise in wildlife biology, zoology, ecology, fisheries, plant ecology,
forestry, watershed management, and other natural sciences. Target areas especially in great Basin, N. Rocky Mtns., coastal forests, intermountain region, southwest deserts (but not limited to these locations).
Education/Credentials BS Zoology University of Nevada; MS Arid Lands Ecology, Univ. of Nevada.
Question hey Lou! just wanted to ask you a question. what are some biotic and abiotic factors of a garden ecosystem and how they affect it. my class was learning about it in school and the textbook didn;t really explain and my teacher suggested you so please answer.
bye for now,
Andre
Answer Hi, Andre...
The concepts of "biotic" and "abiotic" are simple if you will break them into their components on a general scale, initially. Biota is a general term for living organisms, be they bacteria...or elephants ;-). Abiotic elements are non-living components of a natural system...generally speaking this can mean water, air, inorganic soil elements, rocks, inorganic nutrients (minerals, fertilizer, etc.), and so forth. You don't say what kind of garden, but supposing it is a flower garden...what are the biota? The plants, of course...the bacteria and invertebrate components of the soil, insects, arthropods, and those animals that feed on them (birds, small rodents, lizards, whatever). Abiotic components include everything else in/about the garden that is not alive, yet plays a role in making the garden the environment that it is.
Like I said, this is a simplification, but perhaps helps in the understanding of the concepts.
