abiotic factor

life.sc.

abiotic factor Physical, chemical and other non-living environmental factors. They are essential for living plants and animals of an ecosystem, providing the essential elements and nutrients that are necessary for growth. The abiotic elements also include the climatic and pedologic components of the ecosystem

environ.

abiotyczny czynnik (czynniki fizyczny, chemiczny lub inny nieożywiony, stanowiący konieczny element ekosystemu)