page_title: Applied ecology
section_title: Applications
hierarchical_section_title: Applied ecology / Applications
caption_attribution_description: Yosemite valley, California, USA
context_page_description: Applied ecology is a sub-field within ecology that considers the application of the science of ecology to real-world questions. It is also described as a scientific field that focuses on the application of concepts, theories, models, or methods of fundamental ecology to environmental problems.
  Applied ecology is also known as ecological or environmental technology.
context_section_description: Applied ecology can be applied to the economic development process. The discipline, for example, can be integrated into the national economic planning to comprehensively address environmental concerns since these problems are intersectoral and interdisciplinary in nature.
  Aspects of applied ecology include:
  Agro-ecosystem management
  Biodiversity conservation
  Biotechnology
  Conservation biology
  Disturbance management
  Ecosystem restoration
  Environmental engineering
  Habitat management
  Invasive species management
  Landscape use (including development planning)
  Protected areas management
  Rangeland management
  Restoration ecology
  Wildlife management (including game)
  Major journals in the field include:
  Journal of Applied Ecology
  Ecological Applications
  Applied Ecology and Environmental Research
  Related organizations include:
  Ecological Society of America (The Americas)
  Society for Ecological Restoration (Global)
  Institute for Applied Ecology (USA)
  Kazakh Agency of Applied Ecology
  Öko-Institut (Institute for Applied Ecology) (in Germany)
caption: Yosemite National Park in the United States.
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