Ecology

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008887",
  "term": "Ecology",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The study of the relationships between all living organisms and the environment, especially the totality or pattern of interactions; a view that includes all plant and animal species and their unique contributions to a particular habitat.\n\n2. Study of living organisms and their relationships with one another and the environment.\n\n3. The interrelationships of living things to one another and to their environment or the study of such interrelationships.\n\n4. The study of interrelationships between living things and their environment.\n\n5. The study of ecosystems. Someone who studies ecology is an ecologist.\n\n6. Study of the relationships of living organisms to each other and to their environment.\n\n7. The scientific study of the relationship of organisms to each other and to their environment.\n\n8. The relationship of living things to one another and their environment, or the study of such relationships.\n\n9. The relationship of living things to one another and their environment, or the study of such relationships (EPA 1992, 10).\n\n10. The relationship of living things to one another and their environment.\n\n11. The study of living organisms and their relationship with one another and the environment.\n\n12. The branch of biology, also known as bionomics, ecology involves the study of organisms in relation to their environment.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Pesticides Glossary",
    "Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary",
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "Acid Rain Glossary",
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary",
    "Ecological Risk Assessment Glossary of Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Environmental Modeling and Assessment Program (EMAP) Master Glossary",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "Nearshore Ecosystems Glossary",
    "USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/ecology/"
}