List of ecology topics 306794 218716759 2008-06-11T21:22:17Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{for|a list of the effects of human activity on the environment|List of environmental issues}} This is a '''list of ecology topics'''. It relates to the [[science]] of [[ecology]] which is the study of the interactions between various [[species]] and their [[natural environment]]. {{compactTOC2}} == A == *[[adaptive management]] *[[aerobic]] metabolism *[[Allee effect]] *[[Alternative biochemistry]] *[[Anaerobic respiration|anaerobic]] metabolism *[[Applied ecology]] - the practice of employing ecological principles and understanding to solve real world problems (includes [[agroecology]] and [[conservation biology]]) *[[Earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]] *[[Population ecology|autecology]] *[[autopoïesis]] *[[autotroph]] == B == *[[bacterium|bacteria]] * [[Behavioral ecology]] - studies the ecological and evolutionary basis for animal behavior, focusing largely at the level of the individual *[[biodegradable]] *[[biodiversity]] *[[Biogeochemistry]] - effect of biota on global chemistry, and the cycles of matter and energy that transport the Earth's chemical components in time and space *[[Biogeography]] - the study of the geographic distributions of species *[[bioinvader]] *[[biome]] *[[Biosphere]] == C == *[[carbon cycle]] *[[carrying capacity]] *[[Chemical ecology]] - which deals with the ecological role of biological chemicals used in a wide range of areas including defense against predators and attraction of mates *[[climate]] *[[climate change]] *[[conservation biology]] *[[Conservation ecology]] - which studies how to reduce the risk of species extinction *[[community assembly theory]] * [[Community ecology]] (or synecology) - studies the interactions between species within an ecological community *[[competition]] *[[competitive exclusion principle]] *[[cooperation]] ==D == * [[Decomposition]] * [[Desert ecology]] ==E== *[[ecological literacy]] *[[ecological selection]] *[[Ecological succession]] - a focus on the understanding that directs vegetation change *[[ecophagy]] *[[Ecophysiology]] - which studies the interaction of physiological traits with the abiotic environment *[[ecopoiesis]] *[[ecoregion]] *[[ecosynthesis]] *[[ecosystem]] *[[Ecosystem ecology]] - which studies how flows of energy and matter interact with biotic elements of [[ecosystem]]s *[[ecosystem function]] *[[ecosystem services]] *[[Ecotoxicology]] - looks at the ecological role of toxic chemicals (often [[pollutant]]s, but also naturally occurring compounds) *[[ecozone]] *[[environmental restoration]] *[[eutrophication]] *[[evaporation]] *[[Evolutionary ecology]] - (or [[ecoevolution]]) the evolutionary changes in the context of the populations and communities in which the organisms exist *[[exobiology]] *[[extinction]] ==F== *[[feedback]] *[[Fire ecology]] - which looks at the role of fire in the environment of plants and animals and its effect on ecological communities *[[food chain]] *[[food web]] *[[Forest ecology]] *[[founder population]] *[[Functional ecology]] - the study of the roles, or functions, that certain species (or groups thereof) play in an ecosystem ==G== *[[Global ecology]] - examines ecological phenomena at the largest possible scale, addressing [[macroecology|macroecological]] questions *[[global ecophagy]] ==H== *[[Habitat (ecology)|habitat]] *[[habitat connectivity]] *[[wildlife corridor|habitat corridors]] *[[habitat fragmentation]] *[[homeostasis]] *[[human ecology]] *[[hydrosphere]] *[[hydrologic cycle]] ==I== *[[Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis]] *[[Invasive species]] ==J== ==K== [[Kyoto Protocol]] ==L== * [[Landscape ecology]] - studies the interactions between discrete elements of a [[landscape]] *[[lichen]] *[[lithosphere]] *[[logistic curve]] * [[Lotka–Volterra equation]] ==M== *[[Macroecology]] - the study of large scale ecological phenomena *[[Marine ecology]] - and [[aquatic ecology]], where the dominant environmental milieu is water *[[metabolic theory of ecology]] *[[Microbial ecology]] - the ecology of micro-organisms *[[micro-climate]] *[[Microecology]] - the study of small scale ecological phenomena *[[molecular assembler]] *[[Molecular ecology]] *[[molecular engineering]] *[[mutualism]] ==N== *[[natural resource]] *[[negative feedback loop]] *[[neutralism]] *[[Ecological niche|niche]] *[[nitrogen cycle]] *[[nutrient]] ==O== ==P== *[[Paleoecology]] - seeks to understand the relationships between species in fossil assemblages *[[phosphorus cycle]] *[[pioneer species]] *[[pollination]] *[[pollinator decline]] *[[political ecology]] *[[Population ecology]] (or autecology) - deals with the dynamics of populations within species, and the interactions of these populations with environmental factors *[[primary production]] *[[protocooperation]] ==Q== ==R== * [[Restoration ecology]] - attempts to understand the ecological basis needed to restore impaired or damaged ecosystems *[[Runoff (water)|run-off]] ==S== *[[soil]] *[[Soil ecology]] - the ecology of the [[pedosphere]] *[[source-sink dynamics]] *[[speciation]] *[[sulfur cycle]] *[[symbiosis]] *[[Community ecology|synecology]] *[[system]] ==T== *[[terrestrial ecology]] *[[terrestrial ecoregion]] *[[Theoretical ecology]] - the development of ecological theory, usually with mathematical, statistical and/or computer modeling tools *[[trophic level]] ==U== *[[Urban ecology]] - the study of ecosystems in urban areas ==V== *[[Verhulst equation]] *[[virology]] *[[virus]] ==W== *[[water cycle]] *[[water vapour]] *[[drainage basin|watershed]] *[[web of life]] ==X== ==Y== ==Z== ==See also== {{sisterlinks|Ecology}} *[[Biology]] *[[Botany]] *[[Zoology]] *[[History of ecology]] {{List resources}} [[Category:Ecology lists| ]] [[Category:Wikipedia core topics|Ecology]] [[Category:Ecology| ]] [[Category:Topical indexes|Ecology topics]] [[fr:Liste des articles en écologie]] [[he:אקולוגיה - 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