Is the idea of abiotic oil simply a way of prolonging the life of the oil industry?.    From Wordnik.com.  [ScreenTalk] Reference

We currently have convincing evidence that the oil now flowing in the Gulf is of the "abiotic" variety.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Anderson: Coyotes and Bankers] Reference

It is a very well known fact that oil is "abiotic", meaning it is not created by the degredation over many years of ancient fossil forests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Signs of the Times] Reference

It's also assuming "abiotic" oil does not exist, and/or the technology will not exist to drill deeper than 6000 feet to where abiotic oil may be.    From Wordnik.com.  [Capitol Hill Coffee House] Reference

Why does abiotic theory get such little attention?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bottomless Well?] Reference

These factors are abiotic factors and biotic factors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Habitat selection] Reference

IN: Adaptation of chickpea and pigeonpea to abiotic stresses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

Would abiotic theory point oil explorers to new regions, new fields?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bottomless Well?] Reference

This abiotic condition has a great effect on living things in this biome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Terrestrial biome] Reference

However, some hydrocarbons, particularly natural gas, may be of abiotic origin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Global material cycles] Reference

You can find an extensive discussion of abiotic oil at the Energy Bulletin website.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peak Oil - True or False] Reference

Each population in a community has a range of tolerance for an abiotic limiting factor.    From Wordnik.com.  [AP Environmental Science Chapter 5- The Biosphere] Reference

Sometimes the vegetation is more important than abiotic effects in soil process control.    From Wordnik.com.  [Species influences upon ecosystem function] Reference

This system classifies wetlands on the basis of their biotic and abiotic characteristics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wetland classifications] Reference

Some people are saying they've found abiotic oil in the Gulf of Mexico recently, and in Vietnam.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bottomless Well?] Reference

Rice-fish culture also coordinates the interrelationship between the biotic and abiotic environments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Temporal fluctuations in abiotic conditions can be important causes of variation in population sizes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Population ecology] Reference

Organisms living in a particular ecosystem are adapted to the prevailing abiotic and biotic conditions.    From Wordnik.com.  [AP Environmental Science Chapter 5- The Biosphere] Reference

Interaction with both the abiotic and biotic environments can influence patterns of spatial dispersion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Population ecology] Reference

The first fossil record for abiotic pollination is from fern-like plants in the late Carboniferous period.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pollination] Reference

There you have it - peak oil or vast untapped amounts of the abiotic kind awaiting new technology to access it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peak Oil - True or False] Reference

Our environment includes the biotic (living beings) and abiotic factors (like soil, water, temperature and light).    From Wordnik.com.  [ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FOR ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES] Reference

Ecosystems are dynamic and communities change over time in response to abiotic or biotic changes in the environment.    From Wordnik.com.  [AP Environmental Science Chapter 5- The Biosphere] Reference

However, all ecosystems must include both biotic and abiotic components, their interactions, and some source of energy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecosystem] Reference

The populations and communities found in a particular environment are determined by abiotic and biotic limiting factors.    From Wordnik.com.  [AP Environmental Science Chapter 5- The Biosphere] Reference

The interactive processes between the biosphere and the abiotic regions work to maintain a kind of planetary equilibrium.    From Wordnik.com.  [AP Environmental Science Chapter 5- The Biosphere] Reference

Some researchers believe that the wide variety of both abiotic and biotic factors involved in rivers defies classification.    From Wordnik.com.  [River] Reference

If both abiotic and biotic factors can be tolerated the animal must also be able to find the resources that it needs to survive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Habitat selection] Reference

The range of an abiotic factor that results in the largest population of a species is known as the optimum range for that factor.    From Wordnik.com.  [AP Environmental Science Chapter 5- The Biosphere] Reference

In 1951, Nikolai Kudryavtsev proposed the first modern deep abiotic oil origins theory at the All-Union petroleum geology congress.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peak Oil - True or False] Reference

Factors affecting population growth ratesPopulation growth rates are affected by interactions with both the abiotic and biotic environment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Population ecology] Reference

Production experience has demonstrated that fish farming in ditchpond makes good use of the land, water, and biotic and abiotic resources of ricefields.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

The precursor molecules of proteins and nucleic acids (amino acids and nucleotides) readily form from abiotic precursors (water, ammonia, methane, hydrogen).    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

For example, a particular protein or lipid molecule may be more stable to changes in pH or temperature and thus will be selected for under abiotic conditions.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

Many characteristics are likely to enable plants to cope with abiotic selective pressures (e.g., climate) more than biotic pressures (e.g., inter-specific competition).    From Wordnik.com.  [General characteristics of arctic species and their adaptations in the context of changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation levels] Reference