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 BIOMASS 



The total amount of living material in a 

 given habitat or area; or, an expression 

 dealing with the total weight of a given 

 population of organisms. 



BIOMONITORING 



1. Continuous surveillance of an effluent 

 (or dilution thereof) by using living 

 organisms to test its suitability for 

 discharge into a receiving water. 



2. Use of living organisms to test the 

 quality of a receiving water downstream 

 from a waste discharge. (See Bioassay ) 



BIOSTIMULATION 



A general term used to describe the complex 

 set of factors involved in the growth of algae 

 (and other organisms) in a receiving water 

 due to the addition of nutrients. 



BIOTA 



All life of a region. 



BIOTIC FACTORS 

 (Biological 

 Factors) 



In ecology , those environmental factors which 

 are the result of living organisms and their 

 activities; distinct from physical and chemical 

 factors; e.g., competition , predation, etc. 

 (See Ecological Factor) 



BIOTIC POTENTIAL 



The inherent capability of an animal to multiply 

 in an unrestricted environment . (See 

 Environmental Resistance) 



