HyperDic: ecology

English > 2 senses of the word ecology:
NOUNstateecologythe environment as it relates / relates to living organisms
cognitionecology, bionomics, environmental sciencethe branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment / environment
ecology > pronunciation
Soundsihkaa'lahjhiy; iykaa'lahjhiy
RhymesAgee ... zoology: 128 rhymes with jhiy...
English > ecology: 2 senses > noun 1, state
MeaningThe environment as it relates / relates to living organisms.
Example"it changed the ecology of the island"
BroaderenvironmentThe totality of surrounding conditions
Spanishecología
Adjectivesecological, ecologiccharacterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
Nounsecologista biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
English > ecology: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition
MeaningThe branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment / environment.
Synonymsbionomics, environmental science
Category ofassociation(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
community, biotic community(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
cosmopolitan, widely distributedGrowing or occurring in many parts of the world
endemicNative to or confined to a certain region
establishment, ecesis(ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
eutrophic(ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication
food chain(ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member
food pyramid(ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principal predator at the top
food web, food cycle(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains
niche, ecological niche(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)
succession, ecological succession(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
Narrowerpaleoecology, palaeoecologyThe branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology
Broaderbiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
Spanishbionomía, ecología
Catalanbionomía, ecologia
Adjectivesecological, ecologicof or relating to the science of ecology
environmentalconcerned with the ecological effects of altering the environment
Nounsecologista biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment

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