environmental factor
any factor, whether abiotic or biotic, that influences living organisms in an ecosystem
abiotic component
non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems
risk factor
variable or factor associated with an increased risk of disease or infection, with the association being frequently correlational and not necessarily causal
risk factor
information security term for circumstances affecting the likelihood or impact of a security risk
limiting factor
bottleneck variable limiting the evolution of a system
soil health
a state of soil, meeting ecosystem functions
sanitation
public health conditions related to clean drinking water and adequate disposal of human excreta and sewage
information overload
term used to describe the difficulty of understanding an issue and effectively making decisions when one has too much information
protective factor
conditions or attributes that help people deal more effectively with stressful events and mitigate or eliminate risk in families and communities
risk factor
concept in criminology
context effect
cognitive psychology
environmental gradient
abiotic factor
biotic component
any living component that affects another organism, i.e. a living thing that help shape an ecosystem