PREFERRED TERM
ecology
BROADER CONCEPT
RELATED CONCEPTS
- animal behavior
- aquatic biology
- aquatic ecosystems
- benthic ecosystems
- bioaccumulation
- biodiversity
- biogeochemical cycling
- biogeography
- biological productivity
- bioremediation
- carbon cycling
- carnivores
- coastal ecosystems
- community ecology
- consumers (organisms)
- decomposers
- desert ecosystems
- desertification
- dispersal (organisms)
- ecological competition
- ecological processes
- ecosystem functions
- ecosystem monitoring
- ecosystems
- ecotoxicology
- effects of climate change
- endangered species
- endemic species
- estuarine ecosystems
- eutrophication
- extinction and extirpation
- fires
- food web
- forest ecosystems
- forest resources
- freshwater ecosystems
- grassland ecosystems
- habitat alteration
- herbivores
- human impacts
- invasive species
- land use change
- long-term ecological monitoring
- marine ecosystems
- mercury contamination
- migration (organisms)
- migratory species
- native species
- nonindigenous species
- nutrient cycling
- omnivores
- pesticide and herbicide contamination
- plot sampling
- pollinators
- population and community ecology
- population dynamics
- producers (organisms)
- reef ecosystems
- remediation
- shrubland ecosystems
- succession (biological)
- terrestrial ecosystems
- tundra ecosystems
- vegetation
- waste treatment and disposal
- wetland ecosystems
- wetland functions
ENTRY TERMS
- bionomics
SCOPE NOTE
- Study of the relations between living plants and animals and their environment.
URI
https://www2.usgs.gov/science/USGSThesaurus/ecology