TERMS RELATED WITH THE ECOLOGY.

In recent time, ecology can be subdivided into followings :

1. Paleoecology
It is the study of environment conditions and life of the past ages.

2. Habitat ecology
It is the study of animals and plants in different habitats. According to habitat, it can be further divided into marine ecology, terrestrial ecology, forest ecology and dessert ecology.

3. Human ecology
It deals with the effects of human activities on the environment.

4. Evolutionary ecology
It deals with evolutionary problems like speciation and segregation.

5. Gynaecology
Relationship of environment with genetic variability are considered in gynaecology.

6. Pedology
It deals with the study of soil and refers to its nature like acidity, alkalinity, mineral contents and soil types.

7. System ecology
When he structure and function of an ecosystem is analyzed using applied mathematics, statics or computer, It is called system ecology.

8. Ethology
It is a study of the animal behaviour under natural conditions.

9. Ecosystem dynamics
It deals with the ecological study of the process of soil formation, energy flow, productivity etc.