Ecology
Assignment of Botany:
Topic: Introduction, Aims and Applications of Ecology
Submitted To: Mam Musarat Nazeer
Submitted By: Nimrah Kalsoom
Roll number: 33
Department: BS (Botany)
Session: 2011-2015
Topic: Introduction, Aims and Applications of Ecology
Introduction of Ecology:-
Definition:-
Ecology is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with the environments. These interactions are studied with a view to discovering the principles which govern them.
What is meant by ecology?
The word ecology comes from the Greek word “oikos” meaning the “family household” and “logos” meaning “to study”. This term was formed by the German zoologist Erust Haeckel in 1866. He called it oecology.
It is important for humanity to understand its environment because we have the ability to modify the environment through the use of technology, and through overexploitation of natural resources as a result of greed or sheer pressure of numbers. Therefore, ecology is more than just the understanding of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment; it also has social, political, economic and technological dimensions.
Ecology is also the branch of biology that draws all of the other components together. It demands a synthesis of physiology, anatomy, morphology, genetics and other aspects of biology that have been studied in detail as separate entities throughout your first year course. Although ecology retains an analytical approach of its own, it also brings the pieces of the biological puzzle together in a synthesis.
Just as biology is assembled from various parts, so can ecology be studied at different levels, from organism to biome to biosphere. Most ecologists, however, work from the level of population through biome.
Ecology has increasingly moved towards the realization that organism’s traits and activities are vital for understanding community dynamics and ecosystem processes,
Topic: Introduction, Aims and Applications of Ecology
Submitted To: Mam Musarat Nazeer
Submitted By: Nimrah Kalsoom
Roll number: 33
Department: BS (Botany)
Session: 2011-2015
Topic: Introduction, Aims and Applications of Ecology
Introduction of Ecology:-
Definition:-
Ecology is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of organisms and their interactions with the environments. These interactions are studied with a view to discovering the principles which govern them.
What is meant by ecology?
The word ecology comes from the Greek word “oikos” meaning the “family household” and “logos” meaning “to study”. This term was formed by the German zoologist Erust Haeckel in 1866. He called it oecology.
It is important for humanity to understand its environment because we have the ability to modify the environment through the use of technology, and through overexploitation of natural resources as a result of greed or sheer pressure of numbers. Therefore, ecology is more than just the understanding of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment; it also has social, political, economic and technological dimensions.
Ecology is also the branch of biology that draws all of the other components together. It demands a synthesis of physiology, anatomy, morphology, genetics and other aspects of biology that have been studied in detail as separate entities throughout your first year course. Although ecology retains an analytical approach of its own, it also brings the pieces of the biological puzzle together in a synthesis.
Just as biology is assembled from various parts, so can ecology be studied at different levels, from organism to biome to biosphere. Most ecologists, however, work from the level of population through biome.
Ecology has increasingly moved towards the realization that organism’s traits and activities are vital for understanding community dynamics and ecosystem processes,
References: - 1. Botany Book of Professor Iftikhar Ahmad & Professor Riaz-ul-Haq Ramey. 2. David K. Skelly, L. Kealoha Freidenburg. From websites: 3. www.journal Author Guidelines.com 4. http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/fe-besjournals 5. http://www.functionalecology.org/view/0/aimsandscope.html 6. http://www.journalofecology.org/view/0/aimsAndScope.html