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Topic 2.2
Measuring Abiotic Factors
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Abiotic Factors
– Temperature– Rainfall– Light
– pH– Salinity– Nutrients– Availability of water
Climatic Factors
Edaphic Factors (soil)
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Measuring Abiotic Components
• There are 3 main types of ecosystem where you might need to measure abiotic components:1. Marine (sea, estuary, salt marsh, mangrove2. Freshwater (river, lake, wetland)3. Terrestrial
Bozeman Science – what are abiotic factors
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1. Marine Ecosystems
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2. Freshwater Ecosystems
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3. Terrestrial Ecosystems
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Distribution of Earth’s Water
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Examples of Abiotic Components
• Terrestrial Ecosystem– Temperature– Light intensity– Wind speed– Soil particle size– Slope– Soil moisture
content– Drainage– Soil mineral
content
• Freshwater Ecosystem– Turbidity– pH– Flow– Temperature– Dissolved
oxygen
• Marine Ecosystem– Salinity– pH– Temperature– Dissolved
oxygen– Wave action
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Light– Use a light meter– Use a standard and fixed height– Avoid shade– Take readings at the same time of day– Standardise the direction it points
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Temperature– Use an electronic probe with a datalogger– Use a standard height above ground or a standard
depth
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• pH– Use an electronic probe with a datalogger– Use a standard depth– Make sure the probe is clean– Make sure it is calibrated properly
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Soil Particle Size– Large (stone-sized) particles can be measured
individually– The volume of smaller particles can be measured
using a series of successively finer sieves– Even smaller particles can be separated by
sedimentation
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Windspeed– Use a digital anemometer if possible– A homemade propeller could be made– Indirect measurements can be made using the
Beaufort scale
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Slope– Use a clinometer
For a slope of x◦:Percentage slope = tan(x) x 100
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Soil moisture content– Weigh soil sample before and after heating and
calculated the mass of water evaporated off– Repeated readings taken until there is no further
change
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Water flow velocity– Time how long it takes a floating object to travel a
fixed distance, i.e. Pooh Sticks– Alternatively a probe with a propeller attachment
may be used
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Mineral Content– Minerals are non-volatile– If you have an oven which heats a sample safely to
500 – 1000oC for a number of hours, the remaining mass will be the mineral content
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Salinity– Salinity can be measured indirectly by measuring
electrical conductivity (using a conductivity probe with a datalogger)
– Conductivity is a measurement if the ion content of a sample of water (in parts per thousand, ppt, %o)
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Dissolved oxygen content– Use a dissolved oxygen probe connected to a
datalogger
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Wave action– Use a dynamometer – an instrument which
measures the force of waves
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Measuring Abiotic Factors
• Turbidity– This is a measure of the cloudiness of a water
sample– It can be measured using a Secchi disc. The depth
to which it must be lowered into the water in order to just become invisible is measured
– Alternatively a turbidy meter can be used. This shines light through a sample and records its absorbance by the sample
List whether each of these methods is suitable for marine, freshwater or terrestrial ecosystems