Bioecology

/ˌbaɪoʊɪˈkɑlədʒi/ noun

Definition

The branch of biology studying how organisms interact with each other and their environment, including food chains and habitats.

Etymology

From bio- (life) + ecology (from Greek oikos, house, + -logy, study of), a 20th-century scientific term integrating organism study with environmental science.

Kelly Says

Bioecology explains why introducing just one non-native species to an island can trigger a domino effect—the new species eats local predators' prey, which then affects everything else in the chain.

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