Ecology and Environment

What is Ecology?

Ecology is the scientific analysis and study of interactions between organisms and their environment. Ecology as a science plays an important role in understanding various ecosystems. It is an interdisciplinary field involving both biology and earth science, and is considered a branch of biology.

Ecology generally examines the lives, structures, characteristics and effects of the environment in which animals and lice live. Ecology is divided into animal ecology and plant ecology. However, plants and animals are always together, that is, they are not exactly separated from each other because they are on the same route.

Ecology is derived from the Greek word o home ına, yurt dormitory yer and ik logic bilim meaning science, discourse and word.

What is Environment?

The environment is a cultural, economic, social, biological and physical environment that allows all living beings to survive and sustain their generation. In other words, it is the place where a living being is allowed to live a healthy life. It is also a nature that encompasses all living beings on Earth as well as all kinds of inanimate beings.

Environmental science focuses on the interaction between the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment, including its effects on all organisms. For many people, environmental science expresses, in particular, the human impact on the environment.

What is the difference between ecology and environmental science?

Since the concepts of Environment and Ecology are closely related principles, they are often confused and thought to be the same. But the two are quite different and distant concepts.

While the environment is defined as the place that contains all living and inanimate beings, Ecology deals with the scientific investigation of the interaction of organisms with each other and the relationships between other organisms and their ecosystems.

Environmental Science aims to identify the internal and external factors that affect the environment and the organisms living in it in search of solutions to environmental problems. Ecology aims to understand life process, adaptation, distribution and biodiversity.

Environmental Science includes the impact of the human population on the ecosystem, the major impact of global warming on a larger scale, the impact of urban life on environmental change and sustainability measures. Ecology involves the interaction, adaptation, changes in ecosystems and external factors that affect the population of certain organisms.

Environmental scientists analyze processes in the world, evaluate systems for alternative energy, evaluate measures to reduce air and water pollution, and manage existing natural resources. Ecologists examine group interactions including mating habits, migration, food preferences, and predatory patterns. They use careful observations and data to explain developmental and evolutionary adaptations that affect many species and to examine how biodiversity affects populations.

Generally speaking, environmental science is a broader field that includes many elements of earth and life sciences; whereas ecology focuses on how organisms interact with each other and their environment, and often with a very specific population of living things.

Ecologists examine issues such as population size, diversity, distribution, and prevalence of specific organisms, as well as competition between and between different ecosystems.

Some of the issues examined by ecologists may include:

• Life processes, interactions and adaptations of a particular species
• Effects of environmental factors on organism populations
• Progress of changes in ecosystems
• Abundance and distribution of organisms in an environment
• Biodiversity in an ecosystem

Key issues for environmental science can include:

• How do urban areas drive environmental change?
• Financial demands for biodiversity production and human consumption
• Global impact of local environmental changes
• Long-term changes in the environment
• Effects of human populations on certain ecosystems
• Sustainability studies