Components  Blue Marble composite images generated by NASA in 2001 (left) and 2002 (right)  The Earth's atmosphere Biodiversity of a coral reef. Corals adapt and modify their environment by forming calcium carbonate skeletons. This provides growing conditions for future generations and forms a habitat for many other species. As defined by the Ecological Society of America, "Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them." Ecology deals with organisms , populations, communities, ecosystems and the biosphere.The place of living is the organism's environment. Hence, ecology is sometimes, called as environmental biology. In general, ecology is recognized as one of the natural sciences. It is considered to be a science concerned with the nature and the interrelations of living world.The term ecology has been derived from the Greek word "oikos" meaning 'habitation' or 'house' or 'living place 10%DIFDELCMD < ] %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% . For example, an interdisciplinary analysis of an ecological system which is being impacted by one or more stressors might include several related environmental science fields. In an estuarine setting where a proposed industrial development could impact certain species by water and air pollution, biologists would describe the flora and fauna, chemists would analyze the transport of water pollutants to the marsh, physicists would calculate air pollution emissions and geologists would assist in understanding the marsh soils and bay muds. Regulations driving the studies alt=Image of the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell behind it|Environmental science examines the effects of humans on nature, such as the Glen Canyon Dam in the U.S. In the U.S. the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 set forth requirements for analysis of federal government actions (such as highway construction projects and land management decisions) in terms of specific environmental criteria. Numerous state laws have echoed these mandates, applying the principles to local-scale actions. The upshot has been an explosion of documentation and study of environmental consequences before the fact of development actions. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Glossary of environmental terms - Global Development Research Center
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Ecology deals with organisms , populations, communities, ecosystems and the biosphere.The place of living is the organism's environment. Hence, ecology is sometimes, called as environmental biology. In general, ecology is recognized as one of the natural sciences. It is considered to be a science concerned with the nature and the interrelations of living world.The term ecology has been derived from the Greek word "oikos" meaning 'habitation' or 'house' or 'living place
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