Biotic and abiotic factors are all the living and non-living components of an ecosystem. Biotic factors include not only living things but interactions between organisms, such as predation ...

Abiotic factors on the fore-reef are less stressful compared to other zones and ideal for coral growth. The highest diversity of corals is found in the fore-reef due to light accessibility.

The most important distinction between the two is that biotic components include plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms, whereas abiotic components include factors such as temperature ...

Abiotic factors are the non-living components of the ecosystem, including sunlight, water, temperature, wind, and nutrients. Ecologists use biotic and abiotic factors to predict population changes ...