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ecology
Scope note
Study of the relations between living plants and animals and their environment.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
bionomics
Broader Terms
BT
↑
life sciences
Related terms
RT
⇆
animal behavior
RT
⇆
aquatic biology
RT
⇆
benthic ecosystems
RT
⇆
bioaccumulation
RT
⇆
biogeography
RT
⇆
biological productivity
RT
⇆
bioremediation
RT
⇆
carbon cycling
RT
⇆
carnivores
RT
⇆
coastal ecosystems
RT
⇆
community ecology
RT
⇆
decomposers
RT
⇆
desert ecosystems
RT
⇆
desertification
RT
⇆
dispersal (organisms)
RT
⇆
ecological competition
RT
⇆
ecotoxicology
RT
⇆
endangered species
RT
⇆
endemic species
RT
⇆
estuarine ecosystems
RT
⇆
eutrophication
RT
⇆
extinction and extirpation
RT
⇆
fires
RT
⇆
food web
RT
⇆
forest ecosystems
RT
⇆
forest resources
RT
⇆
freshwater ecosystems
RT
⇆
global warming
RT
⇆
grassland ecosystems
RT
⇆
herbivores
RT
⇆
invasive species
RT
⇆
land use change
RT
⇆
long-term ecological monitoring
RT
⇆
mercury contamination
RT
⇆
migration (organisms)
RT
⇆
migratory species
RT
⇆
omnivores
RT
⇆
pesticide and herbicide contamination
RT
⇆
plot sampling
RT
⇆
pollinators
RT
⇆
population dynamics
RT
⇆
producers (organisms)
RT
⇆
reef ecosystems
RT
⇆
shrubland ecosystems
RT
⇆
succession (biological)
RT
⇆
tundra ecosystems
RT
⇆
waste treatment and disposal
RT
⇆
wetland ecosystems
RT
⇆
wetland functions
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
0
ARK
ark:/99152/t38ndg05921j6q
More specific terms
0
Alternative terms
1
Related terms
49
Notes
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Metadata
BS8723-5
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