Ecology
ECOLOGY:
Ecology words come from the Greek oikos meaning "house" or "dwelling", and logos meaning "discourse". Ecology is the study of the interactions of organisms with each other and their environment. when the years are change than the definition of the ecogy are changed.
1. the first definition was given through the haeckle inv1870. And this definition is “By ecology we mean the body of knowledge concerning the economy of Nature – the investigation of the total relations of the animal to its inorganic and organic environment.”
2. the secound definition was given through the burdon in 1890. This definition is %Elevated Ecology to one of the three natural divisions of Biology: Physiology -Morphology
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the third definition was given through the Elton inv 1927. His definition is the “Scientific natural history”
4. the forth definition was given by the andrewartha in 1916 . This is “The scientific study of the distribution and abundance of organisms” .
5. “The structure and function of Nature” .
6. the latest definition is “Ecology is the scientific study of the processes regulating the distribution and abundance of organisms and the interactions among them, and the study of how these organisms in turn mediate the transport and transformation of energy and matter in the biosphere .
Ecology is like a science. the ecology was involved in the generation of complex mathematical models to simulate ecosystem. The complex mathematical models represent idealized systems. An ecosystem has the two types of component.
1. biotic components -
In this type of components the living organisms are involve. example man, tree, see creature, frog etc. 2. abiotic components -
In this type of components included the non-living factors. example - light, temperature, water, topography, air , minets etc.
There are many levels of ecological studies.
1.ORGANISMAL ECOLOGY -
In this type of ecology the study included the individual organisms' behavior, physiology,morphology,
The abiotic elements in the taiga are sunlight, water, boulders, soil, clouds, lightning, hail, floods and temperature. The biotic elements in the taiga are Black Bear, Bald Eagle, Red Fox, River Otter, Wolverine, Snowshoe Rabbit, Balsam Fir, Eastern Red Cedar, White Poplar, White Spruce and Siberian Spruce. Another abiotic element that the taiga needs is fire, fires in the taiga are very common which help the taiga by getting rid of old and sick trees. The taiga needs this so it can help and it can be helped to help the living things that live in the
The variables measured are nitrate, nitrite, total phosphorus, ammonia and transparency. Harrison also states that river and Lake Eutrophication is a problem across most of Europe because of excessive nitrogen and phosphorus levels from agricultural, industrial and domestic effluents. Harrison states that natural organic matter is present in most natural eco systems.
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This definition allows for a focus on the biological
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INTRODUCTION This course requires an examination of the addicted person in terms of the systems that they interact with. Through the use of the Ecological Systems Theory, an examination will be made of the facets and factors that affect various systems depicted in the film Traffic (2000). For the purpose of this paper a short review of the movie will be depicted.
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