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ecology
Study of the relations between living plants and animals and their environment.
This category is also used for bionomics
Subtopics
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See also
animal behavior
aquatic biology
aquatic ecosystems
benthic ecosystems
bioaccumulation
biodiversity
biogeochemical cycling
biogeography
biological productivity
bioremediation
carbon cycling
carnivores
coastal ecosystems
community ecology
consumers (organisms)
decomposers
desert ecosystems
desertification
dispersal (organisms)
ecological competition
ecological processes
ecosystem functions
ecosystem monitoring
ecosystems
ecotoxicology
effects of climate change
endangered species
endemic species
estuarine ecosystems
eutrophication
extinction and extirpation
fires
food web
forest ecosystems
forest resources
freshwater ecosystems
grassland ecosystems
habitat alteration and disturbance
herbivores
human impacts
invasive species
land use change
long-term ecological monitoring
marine ecosystems
mercury contamination
migration (organisms)
migratory species
native species
nonindigenous species
nutrient cycling
omnivores
pesticide and herbicide contamination
plot sampling
pollinators
population and community ecology
population dynamics
producers (organisms)
reef ecosystems
remediation
shrubland ecosystems
succession (biological)
terrestrial ecosystems
tundra ecosystems
vegetation
waste treatment and disposal
wetland ecosystems
wetland functions
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