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ecology

[ ih-kol-uh-jee, ee-kol- ]

noun

plural ecologies
  1. the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
  2. the set of relationships existing between organisms and their environment:

    Inflowing rivers introduce nutrients and sediments that are important for the ecology of the lake.

  3. the set of relationships existing between any complex system and its surroundings or environment:

    In the ecology of healthcare, both politics and technology play a key role.

  4. Also called human ecology. the branch of sociology concerned with the spacing and interdependence of people and institutions.
  5. advocacy for the protection of natural resources from pollution or its effects; environmentalism.


ecology

/ ɪˈɒəɪ /

noun

  1. the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment
  2. the set of relationships of a particular organism with its environment
  3. the study of the relationships between human groups and their physical environment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ecology

/ ĭ-ŏə-ŧ /

  1. The scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments.
  2. Also called bionomics
  3. A system of such relationships within a particular environment.

ecology

  1. The study of living things, their environment, and the relation between the two.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··Dz·· [ek-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l, ee-k, uh, -], ··Dz· adjective
  • ··Dz···ly adverb
  • ·DZ·· noun
  • un···Dz·· adjective
  • un···Dz···ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ecology1

First recorded in 1870–75; earlier oecology, from German ÖDZDz, from Greek î(Dz) “house, dwelling” + -o- + German -logie -logy; term introduced by E. H. Haeckel (1834–1919)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ecology1

C19: from German ÖDZDz, from Greek oikos house (hence, environment)
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While the garden is rooted in local culture, built bit by bit from the flotsam and jetsam of Los Angeles locations and plants native to the ecology, the programming is more global in approach.

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The next few years will be all about furthering this creative ecology, says Mayank Mansingh Kaul, who has served as curatorial adviser to 20 such exhibitions in the last 10 years.

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Rue Furch, a Sonoma State University student, signed on as a volunteer for Proposition 20, which called for a commission to “preserve, protect, restore, and enhance the environment and ecology of the coastal zone.”

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But now Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the French ecology minister, said she would speak to colleagues in Spain, Italy and Greece about creating a different sanctuary together.

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Meanwhile, the study found that coyotes throughout the county were less interested in cemeteries and golf courses, which are often identified as important places for wildlife in urban ecology literature, according to Wilkinson.

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