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Chapter 1 Introduction: What is Ecology Figure1.1Warbler feeding zones Ecology can be defined as the study of relationships between organisms and the environment. Humans have been students of ecology as long as we have existed as a species. Our survival has depended upon how well we could observe variations in the environment and predict the responses of organisms to those variations. Behind the simple definition of ecology lies a broad scientific discipline that almost defies definition. Ecologists may study individual organisms, entire forests or lades, or even the whole earth. The measur