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ecology
noun(ecol-o-gy)a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
ecology
noun(ecol-o-gy)the totality or pattern of relations between organisms and their environment
ecology
noun(ecol-o-gy)human ecology
ecology
noun(ecol-o-gy)a movement or a body of concepts that considers humans no more important than other species and that advocates a corresponding radical readjustment of the relationships between humans and nature
ecology
noun(ecol-o-gy)a branch of sociology dealing especially with the spatial and temporal interrelationships between humans and their economic, social, and political organization
ecology
noun(ecol-o-gy)the ecology of human communities and populations especially as concerned with preservation of environmental quality (as of air or water) through proper application of conservation and civil engineering practices