How does ecology relate to other sciences?

Ecology shares the Scientific method with other sciences. Ecological processes and systems are quantified and understood using applied mathematics, statistics and sometimes computer science. To fully understand an ecosystem, you need to understand... read more

Ecology shares the Scientific method with other sciences. Ecological processes and systems are quantified and understood using applied mathematics, statistics and sometimes computer science. To fully understand an ecosystem, you need to understand its physical environment. read more

If all of science was just titled"science," than a person saying he was a scientist wouldn't differentiate at all between vastly different fields, like say a field environmental biologist to a chemical engineer working on Nano layer deposition for solar panels. So we have created nomenclature that conveys this information. read more

Ecology is a multi-disciplinary science. Because of its focus on the higher levels of the organization of life on earth and on the interrelations between organisms and their environment, ecology draws heavily on many other branches of science, especially geology and geography, meteorology, pedology, chemistry, and physics. read more