Encyclopedia of Marine Sciences
Contributors: Hanneke J.G. Baretta-Bekker (Editor); Egbert K. Duursma (Editor); Bouwe R. Kuipers (Editor)
Edition: 2nd corr. and enlarged ed. edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: January 28, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9783540626756
Subjects: Marine Biology; Oceanography (seas); Reference works; Marine sciences; Oceanography (General); Reference; Science; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Environmental Geology; Marine Geology; Marine chemistry; Marine systems; Meeresbiologie; Meereschemie; Meereseologie; Meeresgeologie; Meeresphysik; Oceanography; Ozeanographie; Ozeanohgraphie; Life Sciences - Biology - Marine Biology; Encyclopedias
First sentence: abiotic (opposite to biotic) lifeless, a term used for characteristics and elements of the environment with a certain influence on survival or reproduction of organisms that are not alive themselves.