How biology related to environmental science?

Since environmental science is an interdisciplinary field involving physics, chemistry, geology, biology, climatology, etc., I would say biology and environmental science intersect each other. read more

Since environmental science is an interdisciplinary field involving physics, chemistry, geology, biology, climatology, etc., I would say biology and environmental science intersect each other. Theory of evolution states that all lives are evolved due to natural selection, which can be interpreted as lives are defined by its environment. read more

The major in Environmental Biology offers a rigorous program of study in science related to the environment. This major is designed to provide students with a foundation in population, whole organism, evolutionary biology and environmental science as well as in chemistry and mathematics. read more

For details, see Environmental Biology Major Worksheet, envbioworksheet.doc. Advice Students may substitute courses taught at Columbia (in the Departments of Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, or Statistics) or at other institutions with the prior approval of both major advisers. read more

But while both fields study ecosystems, environmental biology places more emphasis on the biological aspect. Also, while ecology often focuses on the interactions between species in the same ecosystem, environmental biology focuses on the impacts of human activities on those ecosystems and the species living in them. read more