Portal:Ecology

Wikipedia portals: Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Natural sciences People Philosophy Religion Society Technology edit   The Ecology Portal Plants in the Ruwenzori Mountains, SW Uganda, Bujuku Valley, at about 12,139 feet (3700 m) elevation Ecology, or ecological science, is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how the distribution and abundance are affected by interactions between the organisms and their environment. The environment of an organism includes both physical properties, which can be described as the sum of local abiotic factors such as solar insolation, climate and geology, as well as the other organisms that share its habitat. The term Ökologie was coined in 1866 by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel; the word is derived from the Greek οικος (oikos, "household") and λόγος (logos, "study"); therefore "ecology" means the "study of the household (of nature)". Ecology is also a human science. There are many practical applications of ecology in conservation biology, wetland management, natural resource management (agriculture, forestry, fisheries), city planning (urban ecology), community health, economics, basic and applied science and human social interaction (human ecology).[1][2][3][4] Read more... Show new selections below (purge) edit   Selected article Pictured left: Old-growth European Beech forest in Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro Forest ecology is the scientific study of the interrelated patterns, processes, flora, fauna and ecosystems in forests. The management of forests is known as forestry, silviculture, and forest management. A forest ecosystem is a natural woodland unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms (Biotic components) in that area functioning together with all of the non-living physical (abiotic) factors of the environment.[5] Forest ecology is one branch of a biotically-oriented classification of types of ecological study (as opposed to a classification based on organizational level or complexity, for example population or community ecology). Forest ecology studies share characteristics and methodological approaches with other areas of terrestrial plant ecology. However, the presence of trees makes forest ecosystems and their study unique in numerous ways. Forests are often highly heterogeneous environments compared to other terrestrial plant communities. This heterogeneity in turn can enable great biodiversity of species of both plants and animals. It also affects the design of forest inventory sampling strategies, the results of which are sometimes used in ecological studies. A number of factors within the forest affect biodiversity; primary factors enhancing wildlife abundance and biodiversity are the presence of diverse tree species within the forest and the absence of even aged timber management. More selected articles... Read more... edit   Selected picture Credit: Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge (spark) accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms.[6] More selected pictures... Read more... edit   Selected biography b. September 14, 1856 – d. February 25, 1953 Sergei Nikolaievich Winogradsky (or Vinogradskyi; Ukrainian: Сергій Миколайович Виноградський, Russian: Сергей Николаевич Виноградский) was a Ukrainian-Russian microbiologist, ecologist and soil scientist who pioneered the cycle of life concept. He discovered the first known form of lithotrophy during his research with Beggiatoa in 1887. He reported in Winogradsky S (1887). "Über Schwefelbakterien". Bot. Zeitung (45): 489–610.  that Beggiatoa oxidized hydrogen sulfide (H2S) as an energy source and formed intracellular sulfur droplets. This research provided the first example of lithotrophy, but not autotrophy. His research on nitrifying bacteria would report the first known form of chemoautotrophy, showing how a lithotroph fixes carbon dioxide (CO2) to make organic compounds.[7] Winogradsky is best known for discovering chemoautotrophy, which soon became popularly known as chemosynthesis, the process by which organisms derive energy from a number of different inorganic compounds and obtain carbon in the form of carbon dioxide. More selected biographies... Read more... edit   Ecology news Hurricane Irene – "Damage and Flooding Scar Atlantic Seaboard." August 27, 2011 "Renewed concern over nuclear response following atomic bomb anniversary." August 13, 2011 "Polar bears related to extinct Irish bears, DNA study shows." July 9, 2011 "Bloomberg and Clinton create green alliance." April 17, 2011 "Millions to turn off lights for Earth Hour tonight." March 26, 2011 "American botanist Lou Jost discovers world's smallest orchid." December 4, 2009 "New ocean forming in African desert." November 5, 2009 "Abu Dhabi starts constructing 'green city'." February 11, 2008 More ecology news on Wikinews edit   Did you know... ...by astronomical convention, the four seasons are determined by the solstices—the point in the orbit of maximum axial tilt of the Earth toward or away from the Sun—and the equinoxes, when the direction of the tilt and the direction to the Sun are perpendicular? (Pictured left: Animation of seasonal differences, particularly snow cover throughout the year) Other "Did you know" facts... Read more... edit   Selected quote “ We’re never going to have respectful and reverential relationships with the planet — and sensible policies about what we put in the air, the soil, the water — if very young children don’t begin learning about these things literally in their houses, backyards, streets and schools. We need to have human beings who are oriented that way from their earliest memories. ” — Elise Boulding More selected quotes... edit   Selected publication Ibis, subtitled the International Journal of Avian Science, is the peer-reviewedscientific journalof the British Ornithologists' Union. Topics covered include ecology, conservation, behaviour, palaeontology, and taxonomyof birds. It's available for free on the internet for institutions in the developing world through the OARE scheme (Online Access to Research in the Environment).[8] More selected publications... Read more... edit   Related WikiProjects WikiProjects connected with ecology: Wikipedia:WikiProject Ecology Wikipedia:WikiProject Ecoregions Wikipedia:WikiProject Extinction edit   Ecology topics List of ecology topics Timeline of human evolution edit   Categories Subcategories of Ecology: Agronomy - Aquatic ecology - Atmosphere - Behavioral ecology - Biodegradable materials - Biodiversity - Biogeography - Biomes - Biota - British National Vegetation Classification - Ecological experiments - Ecologists - Ecology journals - Ecoregions - Ecozones - Extinction - Indicator species - Insect ecology - Invasive species - Natural history - Nitrogen metabolism - Parasitism - Parasitology - Pheromones - Superorganisms - Symbiosis - Terrestrial biomes - Toxicology - Tropism Related categories Environment - Ecotourism - Nature reserves - Natural resources Category tree [−] Geography [+] Branches of geography [+] Geography by place [×] Geography by time [+] Geography awards and competitions [+] 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List of organisms by chromosome count List of parasitic organisms List of semiaquatic organisms List of symbiotic relationships List of unsolved problems in biology Lists of species Outline of biology Outline of ecology Animals Lists of animals List of animal sanctuaries List of animals by number of neurons Lists of aquarium fish List of aquarium fish by scientific name List of domesticated animals List of extinct animals List of extinct birds List of extinct mammals List of fish common names List of fish families List of freshwater aquarium fish species List of prehistoric bony fish List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish Outline of myrmecology (Scientific study of ants) Plants APG III plant classification system (published in 2009) Category: Crops Category: Edible plants Category: Energy crops Glossary of plant morphology terms List of air-filtering plants List of Brazilian plants of Amazon Rainforest List of carnivorous plants List of companion plants (Companion planting) List of domesticated plants List of extinct plants List of garden plants List of herbaria in Europe List of organic gardening and farming topics List of plant orders List of plants by common name List of poisonous plants List of repellent plants List of sustainable agriculture topics List of systems of plant taxonomy List of trifoliate plants List of wort plants PLANTS Database (USDA) Ocean List of coralline algae species in the British Isles List of marine biologists List of marine ecoregions (WWF) Invasive species Lists of invasive species List of invasive species in Africa List of invasive species in Asia List of invasive species in Australia List of invasive species in Europe List of invasive species in New Zealand List of invasive species in North America Invasive plants of Wisconsin List of invasive species in the Everglades List of invasive species in the Mid-Atlantic United States List of invasive plant species in New Jersey edit   Associated Wikimedia Ecology on Wikibooks  Ecology on Wikimedia Commons Ecology on Wikinews  Ecology on Wikiquote  Ecology on Wikisource  Ecology on Wikiversity  Ecology on Wiktionary  Manuals and books Images and media News Quotations Texts Learning resources Definitions edit   References ^ Omerod, S.J.; Pienkowski, M.W.; Watkinson, A.R. (1999). "Communicating the value of ecology". Journal of Applied Ecology 36 (6): 847–855. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00474.x.  ^ Phillipson, J.; Lowe, P.; Bullock, J.M. (2009). "Navigating the social sciences: interdisciplinarity and ecology". Journal of Applied Ecology 46 (2): 261–4. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01625.x.  ^ Pickett, Steward T. A. et al. (2008). "Beyond Urban Legends: An Emerging Framework of Urban Ecology, as Illustrated by the Baltimore Ecosystem Study". BioScience 58 (2): 139–150. doi:10.1641/B580208.  ^ Aguirre, A.A. (2009). "Biodiversity and Human Health". EcoHealth 6: 153. doi:10.1007/s10393-009-0242-0.  ^ Robert W. Christopherson. 1996 ^ NGDC - NOAA. "Volcanic Lightning". National Geophysical Data Center - NOAA. http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/stratoguide/galunfeat.html. Retrieved September 21, 2007.  ^ Dworkin, Martin; Falkow, Stanley (2006). The Prokaryotes: A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria: Proteobacteria: Gamma Subclass (3rd ed.). Springer. p. 784. ISBN 9780387254968. http://www.springerlink.com/content/r21k000qn714j380/.  ^ "Ibis News". Wiley Interscience. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291474-919X/homepage/News.html. Retrieved 2010-11-24.  What are portals? · List of portals · Featured portals Purge server cache