Ecology
Scope Notes
Here are entered works on the interrelationships of organisms and their environment, including other organisms. Works on the composite of physical, biological, and social sciences concerned with the conditions of the environment and their effects are entered under [Environmental sciences.] Works on the relationship of humans to the natural environment are entered under [Human ecology.] Works on the relationship of humans to their sociocultural environment are entered under [Social ecology.]
Used for
- Balance of nature
- Biology--Ecology
- Bionomics
- Ecological processes
- Ecological science
- Ecological sciences
- Environment
- Environmental biology
- Oecology
Examples
Notes under [Environmental sciences; Human ecology; Social ecology]
Editorial Notes
subdivision [Environmental aspects] under subjects, e.g. [Agricultural chemicals--Environmental aspects; Nuclear power plants--Environmental aspects;] and headings beginning with the word [Ecological]