BIO101🌳🐆. ECOLOGY

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ECOLOGY*

Ecology can be defined as the study of organism and it's environment.

◼️study of the ways in which animals and plants live in their habitat
◼️study of the interactions that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms within a particular environment

*BRANCHES OF ECOLOGY*
There are two branches of ecology and they are:

AUTECOLOGY: This is the study of individuals or populations of a single species and their relationship to thier environment

SYNECOLOGY: This is the study of structure and development of entire ecological communities and the inter-relationships of the plants and animals within them

*WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO STUDY ECOLOGY?*

Existence in the world is made up of living and non living things.

The two groups have to coexist in order to share the resources that are available within the environmental ecosystem.

To understand about this mutual co relationship we need to study and understand ecology. Survival of all organisms is actualized due to ecological balance. 

One core goal of ecology is to understand the
distribution and abundance of living things in the physical environment. Attainment of this
goal requires the integration of scientific disciplines inside and outside of biology

Some ecological research also applies many aspects of biology, geology, chemistry and physics, and it frequently uses mathematical models. Ecologists study these relationships among organisms and habitats of many different sizes, ranging from the study of microscopic bacteria growing in a fish tank, to the complex interactions between the thousands of plant, animal, and other communities found in a desert.

Ecologists also study
many kinds of environments. For example, ecologists may study microbes living in the soil
under your feet or animals and plants in a rain forest or the ocean.

*THE PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY*

The principles of ecology have developed gradually, closely intertwined with the
development of other biological and allied disciplines. They are:
1. Protection of species and species’ subdivisions will conserve genetic diversity.
2. Maintaining habitat is fundamental to conserving species.
3. Large areas usually contain more species than smaller areas with similar habitat.
4. All things are connected but the nature and strength of those connections vary.
5. Disturbances shape the characteristics of populations, communities, and ecosystems.
6. Climate influences terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems.

*BASIC ECOLOGICAL TERMS*

1. *SPECIES* This is a group of organisms which have numerous detailed features in common and are capable of interbreeding

To be continue......

✍️ *Flashpee Educational Team*

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