A functional group is merely a set of species, or collection of organisms, that share alike characteristics within a community. Ideally, the lifeforms...

Functional ecology is a branch of ecology that focuses on the roles, or functions, that species play in the community or ecosystem in which they occur...

organic chemistry, a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of a molecule Functional group (ecology), a collection of organisms...

In ecology, functional equivalence (or functional redundancy) is the ecological phenomenon that multiple species representing a variety of taxonomic groups...

and sedges) Plankton Saprophytes Shrubs Trees Vines Piscivores Functional group (ecology) Look up guild in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An ecological...

economically viable commodity production. A major focus of ecosystem ecology is on functional processes, ecological mechanisms that maintain the structure and...

(1927). Animal Ecology. London: Sidgwick and Jackson. ISBN 0-226-20639-4. Davic, R. D. (2003). "Linking keystone species and functional groups: a new operational...

during drought varies with background hydrologic regime and plant functional group". Ecology. 91 (6): 1672–1681. doi:10.1890/09-0567.1. hdl:1808/16593. ISSN 0012-9658...

Functional diversity (ecology), the elements of biodiversity that influence how ecosystems function; see diversity-function debate Functional diversity (geography)...

Population ecology is a sub-field of ecology that deals with the dynamics of species populations and how these populations interact with the environment...

during drought varies with background hydrologic regime and plant functional group". Ecology. 91 (6): 1672–1681. Bibcode:2010Ecol...91.1672D. doi:10.1890/09-0567...

In ecology, a community is a group or association of populations of two or more different species occupying the same geographical area at the same time...

Plant ecology is a subdiscipline of ecology that studies the distribution and abundance of plants, the effects of environmental factors upon the abundance...

Applied Ecology. 40 (2): 193–203. Bibcode:2003JApEc..40..193C. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2664.2003.00803.x. Lefcheck, Jon (20 October 2014). "What is functional diversity...

number of species from one group by the total number of species from all groups. These measures are all a part of community ecology. Understanding patterns...

of uniformity in land use. Landscape ecology explores the landscape's natural potential in terms of functional utility for human societies. To analyse...

freshwater biology functional ecology A branch of ecology which studies the roles, or functions, that certain species (or groups of species) play in...

Ecological Society of America Ecological wisdom Ecology Ecology (journal) Ecology Functional Groups Ecology movement Eco-marathon Economic vegetarianism...

Nessa E. (2016). "Navigating the complexity of ecological stability". Ecology Letters. 19 (9): 1172–1185. doi:10.1111/ele.12648. ISSN 1461-0248. PMID 27432641...

In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative...

Cultural ecology is the study of human adaptations to social and physical environments. Human adaptation refers to both biological and cultural processes...

In ecology, a feeding frenzy is a type of animal group activity that occurs when predators are overwhelmed by the amount of prey available. The term is...

animal behavior and group dynamics, food webs, ecosystems, spatial ecology, and the effects of climate change. Theoretical ecology has further benefited...

Evolutionary ecology lies at the intersection of ecology and evolutionary biology. It approaches the study of ecology in a way that explicitly considers...

ecology of organizations is divided into three levels, the community, the population, and the organization. The community level is the functionally integrated...

present and functional in bacteria, fungi, and most other animals. Circadian rhythm and behaviour patterns in all basal mammalian groups are nocturnal...

Some examples of behavioural ecology Behavioral ecology, also spelled behavioural ecology, is the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due...

Physical quantity Lindeman RL (1942). "The Trophic-Dynamic Aspect of Ecology" (PDF). Ecology. 23 (4): 399–417. Bibcode:1942Ecol...23..399L. doi:10.2307/1930126...

Forest ecology is the scientific study of the interrelated patterns, processes, flora, fauna and ecosystems in forests. The management of forests is known...

In ecology, the competitive exclusion principle, sometimes referred to as Gause's law, is a proposition that two species which compete for the same limited...