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Ecology: Biotic and Abiotic Interactions in Nature

Discover the intricate relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in ecology. Explore how organisms interact with their environment and the impact of events like oil spills and natural disasters.

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Ecology: Biotic and Abiotic Interactions in Nature

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  1. What is Ecology? It’s all about interactions!

  2. What should you look for? • What are the biotic factors? • What are the abiotic factors? • What is the interaction between them?

  3. Jay Reeves / AP Brandon Franklin picks up a tar ball washed in by Tropical Storm Lee from amid shells at Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Franklin, coastal plans manager for the city, said the tar balls are suspected of being pieces of submerged tar mats left over from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Officials said Tuesday that they plan to test the black and brown globs to find out if they're related to last year's oil spill.

  4. brown globs to find out if they're related to last year's oil spill. Tar balls washed in by Tropical Storm Lee are amid shells on the beach at Gulf Shores, Ala., on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. City officials suspect the tar balls are left over from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last summer. Officials said Tuesday that they plan to test the black and brown globs to find out if they're related to last year's oil spill.

  5. What’s happening in the ocean? • What does it all mean? • This can’t be good.

  6. Mt. St. Helens

  7. Aerial photos from New Orleans show the effects of flooding after two levees were breached Tuesday.

  8. A haze hangs over the city as floodwaters rise Tuesday. The storm-damaged Louisiana Superdome is visible at top right of the picture.

  9. Floodwaters engulf homes just east of downtown.

  10. A National Guard helicopter flies over damage from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Tuesday.

  11. Boats are seen tossed around the Southern Yacht Club in an aerial view of damage from Hurricane Katrina.

  12. More water pours through a neighborhood Tuesday as a levee breaks.

  13. The damaged Louisiana Superdome and downtown New Orleans is shown engulfed by floodwaters Tuesday.

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