biotically
Via living things
In a manner relating to living organisms or biological processes.
The term appears in scientific contexts discussing how life influences environments or systems: biotically diverse ecosystems, biotically mediated processes.
The opposite is abiotically, referring to non-living factors.
Two-way biological benefit
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- parasitismOne benefits, one suffers
- lichenSymbiotic rock dweller
- anemonefishCoral polyp's symbiotic partner
biofilm · obligate · facultative · microbiome
Two-way biological benefit
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- parasitismOne benefits, one suffers
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
herbivory · pollination · coevolution · facilitation · biocontrol · cross-pollination · pathogenicity · grazing
Range of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
community · population · niche · terrestrial · aquatic · marine · endemic · indigenous
At risk of extinction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- nativeOriginating from a place
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
regeneration · wildlife · adaptation · succession · restoration · rewilding · reintroduction · eradication
mutualism
Two-way biological benefit
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- parasitismOne benefits, one suffers
- lichenSymbiotic rock dweller
anemonefish · biofilm · obligate · facultative · microbiome
mutualism
Two-way biological benefit
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- parasitismOne benefits, one suffers
- predationHunting and consuming prey
competition · herbivory · pollination · coevolution · facilitation · biocontrol · cross-pollination · pathogenicity · grazing · browsing
biodiversity
Range of life forms
species · community · population · niche · terrestrial · aquatic · marine · endemic · indigenous · keystone
endangered
At risk of extinction
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- nativeOriginating from a place
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
preservation · regeneration · wildlife · adaptation · succession · restoration · rewilding · reintroduction · eradication · biosecurity
bioticallyinorganically
Not from living matter
chemically · physically · geologically · mechanically · artificially