Biosetting
Biosetting is a descriptive term used to refer to the environmental context in which biological systems operate. It includes the physical, chemical, and biological conditions that influence growth, development, and interaction, such as climate, soil or water chemistry, resource availability, and the presence of other organisms. While closely related to habitat, niche, and ecosystem concepts, biosetting is often used as a broad, integrative label rather than a formal technical category.
In laboratory or field research, the term may be used to discuss the "setting" of an experiment
In fiction and game design, biosetting denotes the imagined or constructed biosphere and ecological framework of
See also: biosphere, habitat, ecological niche, ecosystem, biomes.