Abiotic factors or Non-living Effects
Abiotic Factors of the Continental Shelf
· What is an Abiotic factor?
An abiotic factor is the temperature, salinity, light, water movements (currents, tides), and nutrients from the ocean.
· The subtidal abiotic factors for the continental shelf is that they are rich in nutrients (which are brought in from the ocean's "left-behinds")
An example for this is, sediment runoff.
· Also, subtidal abiotic factors are affected by sedimentation process (especially in shallow areas)
-lithogenic sediments (physical and chemical weathering of rocks (ex. volcanic ash)
- biogenic sediments (shells and skeletons of marine organisms)
· What is an Abiotic factor?
An abiotic factor is the temperature, salinity, light, water movements (currents, tides), and nutrients from the ocean.
· The subtidal abiotic factors for the continental shelf is that they are rich in nutrients (which are brought in from the ocean's "left-behinds")
An example for this is, sediment runoff.
· Also, subtidal abiotic factors are affected by sedimentation process (especially in shallow areas)
-lithogenic sediments (physical and chemical weathering of rocks (ex. volcanic ash)
- biogenic sediments (shells and skeletons of marine organisms)