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Insect Conservation and Australia’s Grasslands
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ISBN: 3030227804 3030227790 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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Australia’s varied grasslands have suffered massive losses and changes since European settlement, and those changes continue under increasingly intensive human pressures for development and agricultural production. The values of native grasslands for conservation of endemic native biodiversity, both flora and fauna, have led to strong interests in the protection of remaining fragments, especially near urban centres, and documentation of the insects and other inhabitants of grasslands spanning tropical to cool temperate parts of the country. Attention to conservation of grassland insects in Australia is relatively recent, but it is increasingly apparent that grasslands harbour many localised and ecologically specialised endemic species. Their conservation necessarily advances from very incomplete documentation, and draws heavily on lessons from the far better-documented grasslands elsewhere, most notably in the northern hemisphere, and undertaken over far longer periods. From those cases, and the extensive background to grassland management to harmonise conservation with production and amenity values through honing use of processes such as grazing, mowing and fire, the needs and priorities for Australia can become clearer, together with needs for grassland restoration at a variety of scales. This book is a broad overview of conservation needs of grassland insects in Australia, drawing on the background provided elsewhere in the world on the responses to disturbances, and the ecological importance, of some key insect groups (notably Orthoptera, Hemiptera and Lepidoptera) to suggest how insect conservation in native, pastoral and urban grasslands may be advanced. The substantial references given for each chapter facilitate entry for non-entomologist grassland managers and stewards to appreciate the diversity and importance of Australia’s grassland insects, their vulnerabilities to changes, and the possibilities for conserving them and the wider ecological roles in which they participate.

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Entomology. --- Regional planning. --- Urban planning. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology . --- Applied ecology. --- Biodiversity. --- Community ecology, Biotic. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Applied Ecology. --- Community & Population Ecology. --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Ecology --- Population biology --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Cities and towns --- City planning --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Regional development --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Landscape protection --- Insects --- Zoology --- Government policy --- Management --- Conservation --- Hexapoda --- Insecta --- Pterygota --- Arthropoda --- Entomology --- Ecologia de les praderies --- Austràlia --- Ecologia dels prats --- Ecologia --- Praderies --- Commonwealth of Australia --- Australàsia --- Oceania --- Austràlia Meridional --- Austràlia Occidental --- Nova Gal·les del Sud --- Queensland --- Tasmània --- Victòria


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Fruits of the Brazilian cerrado : composition and functional benefits
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ISBN: 303062949X 3030629481 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,

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Fruits of the Brazilian Cerrado: Composition and Functional Benefits describes the nutritional, chemical and physical characteristics of the fruits of the Cerrado, as well as their pharmacological effects and use in phytotherapics. Chapters are dedicated to the morphological characteristics, macronutrients, micronutrients and active compounds of various fruits, with separate sections covering their peels, leaves, nuts, pulps, and other components. The text also includes detailed studies on the treatment of diseases with these natural products, as well as their applications in popular use by local communities. Authors explain the importance of bioactive compounds found in the fruits and their possible mechanisms of action in the organism. This text thus provides a valuable reference to researchers studying a range of topics, including functional foods, phytotherapy, and plant science.

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Plant science. --- Botany. --- Plant biochemistry. --- Food—Biotechnology. --- Health promotion. --- Agriculture. --- Plant Sciences. --- Plant Biochemistry. --- Food Science. --- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Health promotion programs --- Health promotion services --- Promotion of health --- Wellness programs --- Preventive health services --- Health education --- Phytochemistry --- Plant biochemistry --- Plant chemistry --- Biochemistry --- Botany --- Phytochemicals --- Plant biochemical genetics --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Plants --- Floristic botany --- Fruit --- Cerrado plants --- Cerrado flora --- Fruita --- Compostos bioactius --- Aliments funcionals --- Praderies --- Brasil --- Prats naturals --- Gramínies --- Ecologia de les praderies --- Prats --- Aliments de disseny --- Aliments medicinals --- Nutricèutics --- Productes nutracèutics --- Aliments --- Prebiòtics --- Probiòtics --- Suplements nutritius --- Compostos biològicament actius --- Compostos fisiològicament actius --- Productes químics --- Medicaments --- Verins --- Fruites --- Fruits --- Fruits comestibles --- Botànica --- Productes agrícoles --- Dàtils --- Fruita de pinyol --- Fruita tropical --- Magranes --- Melons --- Pomes --- Sucs de fruita --- Cuina (Fruita) --- Jaffa (Marca registrada) --- Amazònia --- Amèrica del Sud --- Ceará (Brasil : Estat) --- Maranhão (Brasil : Estat) --- Nordeste (Brasil : Regió) --- Norte (Brasil : Regió) --- Piauí (Brasil : Estat) --- São Francisco (Brasil : Vall) --- Sudeste (Brasil : Regió) --- Sul (Brasil : Regió) --- Tocantins (Brasil) --- Pomology --- Food --- Food crops --- Horticultural crops --- Horticultural products --- Coco


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Ecosystem services in Patagonia : a multi-criteria approach for an integrated assessment
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ISBN: 3030691667 3030691659 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,

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Applied ecology. --- Conservation biology. --- Biotic communities. --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Ecology --- Population biology --- Nature conservation --- Environmental protection --- Ecologia --- Ecosistemes --- Biologia de la conservació --- Patagònia (Argentina i Xile) --- Biologia de la conservació de recursos --- Conservació del patrimoni biològic --- Conservació de recursos biològics --- Conservació de recursos genètics --- Patrimoni biològic --- Biologia --- Conservació dels recursos naturals --- Biogeocenosi --- Comunitats biològiques --- Comunitats biòtiques --- Ecosistemes naturals --- Sistemes ecològics --- Biocenosis --- Bionomia --- Ciència ecològica --- Equilibri en la natura --- Processos ecològics --- Ciències ambientals --- Bioclimatologia --- Cadenes alimentàries (Ecologia) --- Cicles biogeoquímics --- Ecologia agrícola --- Ecologia animal --- Ecologia aquàtica --- Ecologia de les illes --- Ecologia de les costes --- Ecologia de les muntanyes --- Ecologia de les praderies --- Ecologia de les regions àrides --- Ecologia de les zones humides --- Ecologia del foc --- Ecologia del paisatge --- Ecologia dels sòls --- Ecologia espacial --- Ecologia microbiana --- Ecologia química --- Ecologia teòrica --- Ecologia urbana --- Ecologia vegetal --- Hàbitat (Ecologia) --- Indicadors biològics --- Medi ambient --- Microclimatologia --- Nutrients (Medi ambient) --- Paleoecologia --- Predació (Biologia) --- Relacions animal-planta --- Resiliència (Ecologia) --- Restauració ecològica --- Successió ecològica --- Biodiversitat --- Biologia de poblacions --- Biosfera --- Ecòlegs --- Natura --- Premi Ramon Margalef d'Ecologia --- Simbiosi --- Patagònia (Amèrica del Sud : Regió) --- Amèrica del Sud --- Patagònia (Argentina : Regió) --- Patagònia (Xile : Regió)


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Deterministic, Stochastic and Thermodynamic Modelling of some Interacting Species
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ISBN: 9789811663123 Year: 2021 Publisher: Singapore Springer Singapore :Imprint: Springer

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Biomatemàtica --- Ecologia --- Models matemàtics --- Models (Matemàtica) --- Models experimentals --- Models teòrics --- Mètodes de simulació --- Anàlisi de sistemes --- Mètode de Montecarlo --- Modelització multiescala --- Models economètrics --- Models lineals (Estadística) --- Models multinivell (Estadística) --- Models no lineals (Estadística) --- Programació (Ordinadors) --- Simulació per ordinador --- Teoria de màquines --- Models biològics --- Bionomia --- Ciència ecològica --- Equilibri en la natura --- Processos ecològics --- Biologia --- Ciències ambientals --- Bioclimatologia --- Cadenes alimentàries (Ecologia) --- Cicles biogeoquímics --- Biocenosis --- Ecologia agrícola --- Ecologia animal --- Ecologia aquàtica --- Ecologia de les illes --- Ecologia de les costes --- Ecologia de les muntanyes --- Ecologia de les praderies --- Ecologia de les regions àrides --- Ecologia de les zones humides --- Ecologia del foc --- Ecologia del paisatge --- Ecologia dels sòls --- Ecologia espacial --- Ecologia microbiana --- Ecologia química --- Ecologia teòrica --- Ecologia urbana --- Ecologia vegetal --- Ecosistemes --- Hàbitat (Ecologia) --- Indicadors biològics --- Medi ambient --- Microclimatologia --- Nutrients (Medi ambient) --- Paleoecologia --- Predació (Biologia) --- Relacions animal-planta --- Restauració ecològica --- Successió ecològica --- Biodiversitat --- Biologia de poblacions --- Biosfera --- Ecòlegs --- Natura --- Premi Ramon Margalef d'Ecologia --- Simbiosi --- Matemàtica --- Model de Lotka-Volterra --- Biometria --- Resiliència (Ecologia) --- Biomathematics. --- Ecology --- Population genetics. --- Mathematical models. --- Genetics --- Heredity --- Biology --- Mathematics


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Eco-Stats: Data Analysis in Ecology
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ISBN: 9783030884437 Year: 2022 Publisher: Cham Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer

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Ecologia --- Estadística --- Processament de dades --- Processament de dades electròniques --- Processament automàtic de dades --- Processament electrònic de dades --- Processament integrat de dades --- Sistematització de dades (Ordinadors) --- Tractament de dades --- Tractament electrònic de dades --- Tractament integrat de dades --- Automatització --- Informàtica --- Complexitat computacional --- Curació de dades --- Depuració (Informàtica) --- Estructures de dades (Informàtica) --- Gestió de bases de dades --- Informàtica mòbil --- Informàtica recreativa --- Intel·ligència artificial --- Sistemes en línia --- Temps real (Informàtica) --- Tractament del llenguatge natural (Informàtica) --- Processament òptic de dades --- Protecció de dades --- Transmissió de dades --- Tolerància als errors (Informàtica) --- Anàlisi estadística --- Control estadístic --- Informació estadística --- Economia --- Matemàtica --- Allisament (Estadística) --- Anàlisi de regressió --- Anàlisi de variància --- Biometria --- Censos --- Correlació (Estadística) --- Presa de decisions (Estadística) --- Estadística comercial --- Estadística demogràfica --- Estadística econòmica --- Estadística educativa --- Estadística financera --- Estadística industrial --- Estadística matemàtica --- Estadística mèdica --- Mitjana (Estadística) --- Models lineals (Estadística) --- Models no lineals (Estadística) --- Serveis estadístics --- Sondejos d'opinió --- Econometria --- Investigació quantitativa --- Bionomia --- Ciència ecològica --- Equilibri en la natura --- Processos ecològics --- Biologia --- Ciències ambientals --- Bioclimatologia --- Cadenes alimentàries (Ecologia) --- Cicles biogeoquímics --- Biocenosis --- Ecologia agrícola --- Ecologia animal --- Ecologia aquàtica --- Ecologia de les illes --- Ecologia de les costes --- Ecologia de les muntanyes --- Ecologia de les praderies --- Ecologia de les regions àrides --- Ecologia de les zones humides --- Ecologia del foc --- Ecologia del paisatge --- Ecologia dels sòls --- Ecologia espacial --- Ecologia microbiana --- Ecologia química --- Ecologia teòrica --- Ecologia urbana --- Ecologia vegetal --- Ecosistemes --- Hàbitat (Ecologia) --- Indicadors biològics --- Medi ambient --- Microclimatologia --- Nutrients (Medi ambient) --- Paleoecologia --- Predació (Biologia) --- Relacions animal-planta --- Resiliència (Ecologia) --- Restauració ecològica --- Successió ecològica --- Biodiversitat --- Biologia de poblacions --- Biosfera --- Ecòlegs --- Natura --- Premi Ramon Margalef d'Ecologia --- Simbiosi --- Ecology --- Statistical methods.


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Yellow perch, walleye and sauger : aspects of ecology, management, and culture
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ISBN: 3030806774 3030806782 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,

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Walleye (Fish) --- Sauger --- Ecologia --- Ecology --- Conservation --- Amèrica del Nord --- Bionomia --- Ciència ecològica --- Equilibri en la natura --- Processos ecològics --- Biologia --- Ciències ambientals --- Bioclimatologia --- Cadenes alimentàries (Ecologia) --- Cicles biogeoquímics --- Biocenosis --- Ecologia agrícola --- Ecologia animal --- Ecologia aquàtica --- Ecologia de les illes --- Ecologia de les costes --- Ecologia de les muntanyes --- Ecologia de les praderies --- Ecologia de les regions àrides --- Ecologia de les zones humides --- Ecologia del foc --- Ecologia del paisatge --- Ecologia dels sòls --- Ecologia espacial --- Ecologia microbiana --- Ecologia química --- Ecologia teòrica --- Ecologia urbana --- Ecologia vegetal --- Ecosistemes --- Hàbitat (Ecologia) --- Indicadors biològics --- Medi ambient --- Microclimatologia --- Nutrients (Medi ambient) --- Paleoecologia --- Predació (Biologia) --- Relacions animal-planta --- Resiliència (Ecologia) --- Restauració ecològica --- Successió ecològica --- Biodiversitat --- Biologia de poblacions --- Biosfera --- Ecòlegs --- Natura --- Premi Ramon Margalef d'Ecologia --- Simbiosi --- Stizostedion canadense --- Stizostedion --- Saugeye --- Blue pike --- Glasseyed pike --- Gray pike --- New World pike-perch --- Pickerel --- Pike-perch, New World --- Pikeperch --- Stizostedion vitreum --- Walleye pike --- Walleyed perch --- Walleyed pike --- Yellow pikeperch --- Yellow walleye --- Amèrica --- Bermudes --- Canadà --- Estats Units d'Amèrica --- Grenlàndia --- Mèxic --- Río Bravo (Amèrica del Nord) --- Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon


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Mathematical Theory of Uniformity and its Applications in Ecology and Chaos
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ISBN: 9811955115 9811955123 Year: 2022 Publisher: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer,

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This book puts forward a new mathematical theory to study chaotic phenomenon. The uniform theory is established on the basis of two elementary concept of circle and externally tangent square in mathematics. The author studies the uniformity of a finite set of points distributed in space by uniform theory. This book also illustrates that uniform theory performs better than other indices such as entropy and Lyapunov exponent in chaos measurement by numerous examples. This book develops a new mathematical tool for studying chaos so it will be appealing to students and researchers interested in theory of chaos. It also has potential applications in various fields such as Forestry and Ecology.

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Ecology. --- Ecologia --- Matemàtica --- Caos (Teoria de sistemes) --- Caos en sistemes --- Comportament caòtic de sistemes --- Comportament caòtic en els sistemes --- Sistemes caòtics --- Sistemes desordenats --- Dinàmica --- Teoria de sistemes --- Teories no lineals --- Matemàtiques (Ciència) --- Ciència --- Alfabetisme matemàtic --- Àlgebra --- Anàlisi matemàtica --- Aritmètica --- Axiomes --- Biomatemàtica --- Congruències (Geometria) --- Congruències i residus --- Constants matemàtiques --- Descomposició (Matemàtica) --- Estadística --- Factorització (Matemàtica) --- Filtres (Matemàtica) --- Formes (Matemàtica) --- Formes normals (Matemàtica) --- Geometria --- Geografia matemàtica --- Inducció (Matemàtica) --- Infinit --- Lògica matemàtica --- Matemàtica aplicada --- Matemàtica japonesa --- Màxims i mínims --- Nombres --- Quarta dimensió --- Successions (Matemàtica) --- Teoria de conjunts --- Teoria de l'índex (Matemàtica) --- Teoria de la computació --- Variables (Matemàtica) --- Didàctica de la matemàtica --- Ensenyament de la matemàtica --- Història de la matemàtica --- Matemàtics --- Bionomia --- Ciència ecològica --- Equilibri en la natura --- Processos ecològics --- Biologia --- Ciències ambientals --- Bioclimatologia --- Cadenes alimentàries (Ecologia) --- Cicles biogeoquímics --- Biocenosis --- Ecologia agrícola --- Ecologia animal --- Ecologia aquàtica --- Ecologia de les illes --- Ecologia de les costes --- Ecologia de les muntanyes --- Ecologia de les praderies --- Ecologia de les regions àrides --- Ecologia de les zones humides --- Ecologia del foc --- Ecologia del paisatge --- Ecologia dels sòls --- Ecologia espacial --- Ecologia microbiana --- Ecologia química --- Ecologia teòrica --- Ecologia urbana --- Ecologia vegetal --- Ecosistemes --- Hàbitat (Ecologia) --- Indicadors biològics --- Medi ambient --- Microclimatologia --- Nutrients (Medi ambient) --- Paleoecologia --- Predació (Biologia) --- Relacions animal-planta --- Resiliència (Ecologia) --- Restauració ecològica --- Successió ecològica --- Biodiversitat --- Biologia de poblacions --- Biosfera --- Ecòlegs --- Natura --- Premi Ramon Margalef d'Ecologia --- Simbiosi --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Probabilities. --- Mathematics --- Probability Theory. --- Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis. --- Data processing. --- Probability --- Statistical inference --- Combinations --- Chance --- Least squares --- Mathematical statistics --- Risk


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The Redesigned Earth : A Brief Review of Ecology for Engineers, As If the Earth Really Mattered
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ISBN: 3030312372 3030312356 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This book provides insight into the basic aspects of ecology that impact or are affected by engineering practices. Ecological principals are described and discussed through the lens of the influences that built structures have on the Earth’s biological, geological, and chemical systems. The text goes on to elucidate the engineering influences that have or will influence the face of the Earth. These influences redesign the Earth, either by destroying natural systems and replacing them with highly subsidized systems or by attempting to restore highly disturbed or contaminated systems with the basic natural systems that were originally present. .

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Ecology. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Applied ecology. --- Environmental engineering. --- Biotechnology. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering—Geology. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Regional planning. --- Urban planning. --- Environmental sciences. --- Applied Ecology. --- Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Environmental Science and Engineering. --- Environmental science --- Science --- Cities and towns --- City planning --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Regional development --- State planning --- Human settlements --- Landscape protection --- Flow of water --- Water --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Engineering --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Environmental control --- Environmental effects --- Environmental stresses --- Environmental health --- Environmental protection --- Pollution --- Sustainable engineering --- Nature conservation --- Government policy --- Management --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Geology --- Enginyeria ambiental --- Ecologia --- Ciències ambientals --- Ciències del medi ambient --- Ciències mediambientals --- Ciència --- Ciències de la Terra --- Comunicació en ciències ambientals --- Gestió ambiental --- Protecció ambiental --- Química ambiental --- Medi ambient --- Bionomia --- Ciència ecològica --- Equilibri en la natura --- Processos ecològics --- Biologia --- Bioclimatologia --- Cadenes alimentàries (Ecologia) --- Cicles biogeoquímics --- Biocenosis --- Ecologia agrícola --- Ecologia animal --- Ecologia aquàtica --- Ecologia de les illes --- Ecologia de les costes --- Ecologia de les muntanyes --- Ecologia de les praderies --- Ecologia de les regions àrides --- Ecologia de les zones humides --- Ecologia del foc --- Ecologia del paisatge --- Ecologia dels sòls --- Ecologia espacial --- Ecologia microbiana --- Ecologia química --- Ecologia teòrica --- Ecologia urbana --- Ecologia vegetal --- Ecosistemes --- Hàbitat (Ecologia) --- Indicadors biològics --- Microclimatologia --- Nutrients (Medi ambient) --- Paleoecologia --- Predació (Biologia) --- Relacions animal-planta --- Restauració ecològica --- Successió ecològica --- Biodiversitat --- Biologia de poblacions --- Biosfera --- Ecòlegs --- Natura --- Premi Ramon Margalef d'Ecologia --- Simbiosi --- Control ambiental --- Control del medi ambient --- Enginyeria del medi ambient --- Enginyeria mediambiental --- Tecnologia ambiental --- Auditoria ambiental --- Condicions de treball --- Enginyeria ambiental (Edificis) --- Seguiment ambiental --- Higiene ambiental --- Resiliència (Ecologia)

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