Type help append for details. Appending two datasets require that both have variables with exactly the same name. If using categorical data make sure the categories on both datasets refer to exactly the same thing (i.e. 1 âAgreeâ, 2âDisagreeâ, 3 âDKâ on both).
Biotic describes a living or once living component of a community; for example organisms, such as plants and animals. Biotic may refer to: 1  Life, the condition of living organisms. 2  Biology, the study of life.  Biotic material, which is derived from living organisms.
The biotic or living components include plants, animals and microbes living on the earth. A constant interaction between the abiotic and biotic components of the biosphere results in the transfer of food and energy, which makes it a dynamic but stable system. The biosphere is the biggest biological system.