List of ecology topics
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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]].
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== 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]]
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