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Ecology

 

            Ecology or bionomics is the study of interactions of living organisms with one another and with their physical environment. There are many types of ecology and some include population ecology, conservation biology, nutrient cycles, extinction and biodiversity, agricultural ecology and many more. Ecology also covers other fields of study such as physics, chemistry, geology, soil analysis, climatology, hydrology, and oceanography. Other subjects that have connection with ecology are zoology, taxonomy, physiology, and mathematics. People who specialize in ecology are called ecologists. Ecologists along with environmentalists travel around the world to study and protect different ecosystems. Ecologists find out the reason why particular species declined and ways to protect it. "They may find out what natural things might disrupt the balance in an ecosystem." (1,56) Ecologists use office equipments and computers. They also use "traps for catching animals, and instruments for measuring conditions," according to what they study and work about. (4,3) Some ecologists study life in many different ways. Depending on their field of study, they may live with animals, collect fossils, or listen to whales. They may identify bacteria or glow plants to examine them. Still other ecologists record data for articles and reports and even teach ecology. Many people, companies, and organizations have conducted studies about ecology. Even though, the studies might have not brought radical changes on that subject, it has always improved conditions and extended the knowledge of ecology to people. (1, 56-60) (2, 432-433, and 360-362).
             A study about the duck-billed platypus in Australia was made by Melody Serena, a conservation biologist. The effect of human population on animals can be seen in the population of platypus. Platypus, a peculiar mammal, is Australia's most bizarre and elusive creature. It is a furry egg-laying mammal with a "lizard-like gaint," which existed more than a hundred million years ago.


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