ecology
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3.8
- noun
- /ɪˈkɑːlədʒi/
- Specialized
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ecología
- The study of ecology helps us understand the delicate balance of life in various ecosystems.
- ecology and evolution
- ecology and biology
- marine ecology
And this is known to people who understand the ecology of, of, of fish.
- And this is known to people who understand the ecology of, of, of fish.
- Is there a way to understand ecology as it is in flux?
- And so they're really nice systems to study how ecology unfolds.
- And in some sense, this is a place where ecology, evolutionary biology, meets medicine.
- But that's the domain of socio ecology, right?
- So we see a fundamental shift in the ecology of herbivores as a result of the threat of carnivores.
- Otherwise, people will talk ecology but vote for economy.
Examples
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As in all of their activities, the Illesk practiced sound ecology in their harvesting of trees.
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That soil ecology helps to breakdown organic matter and helps create what we call compost or humus.
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And this is known to people who understand the ecology of, of, of fish.
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Peace and love little girls talk about ecology and working together.
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'Cause I--I really think that ecology and world peace are, like, totally important today.
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But in China, ecology and the kinds of things you can plant affect this.
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Over thousands of years, native people played a strong role in molding the ecology of this vast wilderness.
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So we see a fundamental shift in the ecology of herbivores as a result of the threat of carnivores.
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And quite frankly, you're taking a great burden off of not only the ecology, but climate mitigation.
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They find that the whale's contribution to the ecology of the abyssal plain is enormous
Synonyms
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The study of how plants, animals, and people affect and depend on nature
The study of how living things interact with their environment
Compounds
- Specialized
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The study of how people and the places where they live affect each other
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
ecology = eco + logy
The word is built from the classical combining forms eco- and -logy, so the general meaning 'study of the environment and living things' is partly recoverable, but the components are not fully transparent to average learners.
Etymology
Ecology comes from the Greek parts oikos meaning 'home' and -logy meaning 'study'. So, ecology is literally the study of living things in their 'home' or environment, which is why it looks at how plants, animals and people interact.