chapter 8 Ecology.pptVIP

Ecology is a sub-discipline of biology, the study of life. The word ecology was coined in 1866 by the German scientist Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919). Ancient philosophers of Greece, including Hippocrates and Aristotle, were among the earliest to record notes and observations on the natural history of plants and animals. Modern ecology later branched out of the natural history that flourished as a science in the late 19th century. Charles Darwins evolutionary treatise including the concept of adaptation, as it was introduced in 1859, is a pivotal cornerstone in modern ecological theory. Ecology is