Ecology
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ɪ.ˈkɒlə.dʒɪ/
- US enPR: Ä•kÅlÅjÄ•, IPA: /i.ˈkÉ‘.lÉ™.dÊ’i/
Alternative forms
- Å“cology archaic
Origin
From German Ökologie, from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oikos, "house") + -λογία (-logia, "study of")
Full definition of ecology
Noun
ecology
(countable and uncountable; plural ecologys)- The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.
- 1949 - Bruce Kiskaddon, George R. Stewart Earth_AbidesAs a graduate student, he was working on a thesis: The Ecology of the Black Creek Area. He had to investigate the relationships, past and present, of men and plants and animals in this region.
- 2012-01, Robert M. Pringle, How to Be Manipulative, As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.