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, ...
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 ...
Biodegradable materials, including polymers, degrade naturally, reducing pollution and offering eco-friendly solutions for ...
Agriculture faces unprecedented challenges from environmental pressures and increasing demand for food production. As global food security hinges ...
It's a question out of fantasy fiction: can trees talk to each other? But by monitoring VOCs, forest ecologists have learned ...
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 ...
His research investigates how terrestrial ecosystems adapt to changes in the environment, including subtle or severe abiotic or biotic disturbances. Much of his work is focused on plant physiology and ...