生態学(せいたいがく)

せいたいがく
noun
ecology (science)
1. ecology (science)
The scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environment, including relationships within ecosystems.
生態学(せいたいがく)を学(まな)ぶ。
To study ecology.
大学(だいがく)で生態学(せいたいがく)を専攻(せんこう)している。
I'm majoring in ecology at university.
生態学(せいたいがく)の研究(けんきゅう)から、環境保護(かんきょうほご)の重要性(じゅうようせい)が明(あき)らかになった。
Research in ecology has revealed the importance of environmental protection.

生態学(せいたいがく) is the scientific study of ecosystems and the relationships between organisms and their environment.

WORD FORMATION:
生態(せいたい) (ecology, mode of life) + 学(がく) (study, science).

SUBFIELDS:

  • 動物(どうぶつ)生態学(せいたいがく): animal ecology
  • 植物(しょくぶつ)生態学(せいたいがく): plant ecology
  • 海洋(かいよう)生態学(せいたいがく): marine ecology
  • 個体群(こたいぐん)生態学(せいたいがく): population ecology

RELATED TERMS:

  • 生態系(せいたいけい): ecosystem
  • 生態(せいたい): ecology, mode of life, behavior patterns
  • エコロジー: ecology (loanword, often used for environmental movements)
  • 環境(かんきょう)科学(かがく): environmental science

USAGE:
Academic and scientific term. In everyday conversation, エコロジー or simply エコ is more commonly heard when discussing environmental topics.

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