Ecology (from Greek: ?????, oikos, "household"; and ?????, logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how the distribution and abundance are affected by interactions between the organisms and their environment. The environment of an organism includes both physical properties, which can be described as the sum of local abiotic factors such as insolation (sunlight), climate, and geology, and biotic factors, which are other organisms that share its habitat.
The word "ecology" is often used more loosely in such terms as social ecology and deep ecology and in common parlance as a synonym for the natural environment or environmentalism. Likewise "ecologic" or "ecological" is often taken in the sense of environmentally friendly.
The term oekologie was coined in 1866 by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel.Ecology is usually considered a branch of biology, the general science that studies living organisms. Organisms can be studied at many different levels, from proteins and nucleic acids (in biochemistry and molecular biology), to cells (in cellular biology), to individuals (in botany, zoology, and other similar disciplines), and finally at the level of populations, communities, and ecosystems, to the biosphere as a whole; these latter strata are the primary subjects of ecological inquiry. Ecology is a multi-disciplinary science. Because of its focus on the higher levels of the organization of life on earth and on the interrelations between organisms and their environment, ecology draws heavily on many other branches of science, especially geology and geography, meteorology, pedology, genetics, chemistry, and physics. Thus, ecology is considered by some to be a holistic science, one that over-arches older disciplines such as biology which in this view become sub-disciplines contributing to ecological knowledge.
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry, medicine and urban development are among human activities that would fall within Krebs’ (1972: 4) explanation of his definition of ecology: where organisms are found, how many occur there, and why.
As a scientific discipline, ecology does not dictate what is "right" or "wrong". However, ecological knowledge such as the quantification of biodiversity and population dynamics have provided a scientific basis for expressing the aims of environmentalism and evaluating its goals and policies. Additionally, a holistic view of nature is stressed in both ecology and environmentalism.
Consider the ways an ecologist might approach studying the life of honeybees:
* The behavioral relationship between individuals of a species is behavioral ecology — for example, the study of the queen bee, and how she relates to the worker bees and the drones.
* The organized activity of a species is community ecology; for example, the activity of bees assures the pollination of flowering plants. Bee hives additionally produce honey which is consumed by still other species, such as bears.
* The relationship between the environment and a species is environmental ecology — for example, the consequences of environmental change on bee activity. Bees may die out due to environmental changes (see pollinator decline). The environment simultaneously affects and is a consequence of this activity and is thus intertwined with the survival of the species.
Is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how the distribution and abundance are affected by interactions between the organisms and their environment.
e·col·o·gy /??k?l?d?i/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[i-kol-uh-jee] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
2. Also called human ecology. the branch of sociology concerned with the spacing and interdependence of people and institutions.
It is the relationship between man and what he does to the environment. It can be good like not burning too much stuff and recycling, or it can be bad like pollution, global warming, cutting down rain forests, anything like that that is harmful to Earth and life on her.
eco logy
a mix of Latin an greek
meaning the study or the knowledge of -the home
the home meaning out Environment ,so it means the study of the Environment.so that is geology,biology,zoology,climatology,archeology etc.
and the Category Environment includes,ecology (,biology zoology geology),ecotourism ,organic farming ,wild life conservation,desertification,deforestation,gñlobal warming and much more
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Ecology (from Greek: ?????, oikos, "household"; and ?????, logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how the distribution and abundance are affected by interactions between the organisms and their environment. The environment of an organism includes both physical properties, which can be described as the sum of local abiotic factors such as insolation (sunlight), climate, and geology, and biotic factors, which are other organisms that share its habitat.
The word "ecology" is often used more loosely in such terms as social ecology and deep ecology and in common parlance as a synonym for the natural environment or environmentalism. Likewise "ecologic" or "ecological" is often taken in the sense of environmentally friendly.
The term oekologie was coined in 1866 by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel.Ecology is usually considered a branch of biology, the general science that studies living organisms. Organisms can be studied at many different levels, from proteins and nucleic acids (in biochemistry and molecular biology), to cells (in cellular biology), to individuals (in botany, zoology, and other similar disciplines), and finally at the level of populations, communities, and ecosystems, to the biosphere as a whole; these latter strata are the primary subjects of ecological inquiry. Ecology is a multi-disciplinary science. Because of its focus on the higher levels of the organization of life on earth and on the interrelations between organisms and their environment, ecology draws heavily on many other branches of science, especially geology and geography, meteorology, pedology, genetics, chemistry, and physics. Thus, ecology is considered by some to be a holistic science, one that over-arches older disciplines such as biology which in this view become sub-disciplines contributing to ecological knowledge.
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry, medicine and urban development are among human activities that would fall within Krebs’ (1972: 4) explanation of his definition of ecology: where organisms are found, how many occur there, and why.
As a scientific discipline, ecology does not dictate what is "right" or "wrong". However, ecological knowledge such as the quantification of biodiversity and population dynamics have provided a scientific basis for expressing the aims of environmentalism and evaluating its goals and policies. Additionally, a holistic view of nature is stressed in both ecology and environmentalism.
Consider the ways an ecologist might approach studying the life of honeybees:
* The behavioral relationship between individuals of a species is behavioral ecology — for example, the study of the queen bee, and how she relates to the worker bees and the drones.
* The organized activity of a species is community ecology; for example, the activity of bees assures the pollination of flowering plants. Bee hives additionally produce honey which is consumed by still other species, such as bears.
* The relationship between the environment and a species is environmental ecology — for example, the consequences of environmental change on bee activity. Bees may die out due to environmental changes (see pollinator decline). The environment simultaneously affects and is a consequence of this activity and is thus intertwined with the survival of the species.
here read what it means.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology
Is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how the distribution and abundance are affected by interactions between the organisms and their environment.
The science of the relationships between organisms and their environments.
e·col·o·gy /??k?l?d?i/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[i-kol-uh-jee] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
2. Also called human ecology. the branch of sociology concerned with the spacing and interdependence of people and institutions.
Also, oecology.
Ecology is the scientific study of the distribution, and abundance of living organisms.
The study of the ecosystem.
the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
It is the relationship between man and what he does to the environment. It can be good like not burning too much stuff and recycling, or it can be bad like pollution, global warming, cutting down rain forests, anything like that that is harmful to Earth and life on her.
Study of the Ecosystem…
An Ecosystem–is a self-sustaining association of plants, animals, and the physical environment in which they live.
i hope i helped….
what does ecology mean?
eco logy
a mix of Latin an greek
meaning the study or the knowledge of -the home
the home meaning out Environment ,so it means the study of the Environment.so that is geology,biology,zoology,climatology,archeology etc.
and the Category Environment includes,ecology (,biology zoology geology),ecotourism ,organic farming ,wild life conservation,desertification,deforestation,gñlobal warming and much more