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ecology (science)
The scientific study of interactions between organisms and their environment, including relationships within ecosystems.
生態学を学ぶ。
To study ecology.
大学で生態学を専攻している。
I'm majoring in ecology at university.
生態学の研究から、環境保護の重要性が明らかになった。
Research in ecology has revealed the importance of environmental protection.
生態学 is a compound of 生態 (ecology, life mode) and 学 (study, science).
RELATED FIELDS:
- 動物生態学: animal ecology
- 植物生態学: plant ecology
- 海洋生態学: marine ecology
RELATED TERMS:
- 生態系: ecosystem
- 生態: ecology, mode of life
- エコロジー: ecology (loanword, often used for environmental movement)