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Ecology |
The scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment |
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Climate |
The long-term prevailing weather conditions in a given area. |
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Biosphere |
The global ecosystem |
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Global Ecology |
The study of regional energy & material exchanges and their influence on the function and distribution of organisms across the biosphere. |
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Landscape |
A mosaic of connected Ecosystems. |
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Landscape Ecology |
The study of the factors that control the exchange of of materials, energy, & organisms across multiple ecosystems. |
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Ecosystem |
A community of organisms and the physical factors they interact with in a given area. |
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Ecosystem Ecology |
The study of energy flow and chemical cycling between organisms and the environment. |
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Community |
A group of populations of different species in an area. |
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Population Ecology |
The study of factors that affect population size & how and why it changes over time. |
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Organismal Ecology |
The study of how an organism's structure, physiology, & behavior meet the challenges posed by its environment. |
Includes physiological, evolutionary, and behavior ecology. |
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Community Ecology |
The study of interactions between species like predation and competition, and how these interactions affect community structure and organization. |
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Population |
A group of individuals of the same species living in an area. |
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