Meaning & use
ecology
The scientific study of how living things interact with each other and their environment.
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The university's ecology course examined how wolves affect deer populations in the region.
Researchers studying coral reef ecology warned that rising ocean temperatures threaten entire ecosystems.
A note on using this word
Ecology studies relationships within nature, whereas 'environment' more broadly refers to surroundings themselves.
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