Ecology-The Basic Concept of
Ecology !!
MEANING OF ECOLOGY
Ecology,
are known
the
word
comes
from
two
Greek
words,
which
as :
Oikos=Home, Logos=Knowledge
FATHER OF ECOLOGY
The word”Ecology” first describe as a separate field of
knowledge in 1866
by the German Zoologist Ernst Haeckel.
Therefore; he is known as a Father Of Ecology.
DEFINITION
The relationship of an animal to both its living and non
living organisms or environment is known as Ecology.
Ecology has been variously defined by other investigators as
“scientific natural
history”,“ the study of biotic
communities”,“the science of the community population”.
Ecology is not synonymous with
environment, environmentalism or
environmental science.
Ecology is
Biology.
closely
related
with
Ethology,Evolutionary
SCOPE OF ECOLOGY
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Population growth
Competition between species
Symbiotic ecological relationship
Trophic (feeding) ecological relationship
Origin of biological diversity
Interaction with the phisical environment
TYPES OF ECOLOGY
Ecology has some types.which are:
1. Organism(physiological and behavioral ecology)
2. Population Ecology
3. Community Ecology
4. Ecosystem Ecology
5. Global ecology
BRANCHES OF ECOLOGY
Ecology
is
divided mainly
in
two
branches, which are…….
Autecology
The branch of ecology that studies about the relationship of
an organisms to its environment.
Syncecology
The branch of ecology that studies about the relationship of
various group of organisms to their common environment.
Ecology
has also some other branches, depends on
environmental situation, habitat, taxonomy.which are:
(I) Habitat ecology
its
A. Marine ecology
1. Fresh water ecology
2. Deep sea ecology
B. Terrestrial ecology
(II) Conservation ecology
(III) Ecosystem ecology
(IV) Production ecology
(V) System ecology
(VI) Human ecology
(VII) Space ecology
(VIII)Radiation ecology
(IX) Taxonomic ecology
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