ecological activity
1Ecological indicator — Ecological indicators are used to communicate information about ecosystems and the impact human activity has on ecosystems to groups such as the public or government policy makers. Ecosystems are complex and ecological indicators can help… …
2Ecological footprint — The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth s ecosystems. It is a standardized measure of demand for natural capital that may be contrasted with the planet s ecological capacity to regenerate.[1] It represents the amount of …
3Ecological succession — Succession after disturbance: a boreal forest one (left) and two years (right) after a wildfire. Ecological succession, is the phenomenon or process by which a community progressively transforms itself until a stable community is formed. It is a… …
4Ecological correlation — In statistics, an ecological correlation is a correlation between two variables that are group means, in contrast to a correlation between two variables that describe individuals. For example, one might study the correlation between physical… …
5Ecological humanities — The ecological humanities are a recent development by Deborah Bird Rose and colleagues in the humanities which has grown out of the concerns of radical ecocentric political theory. The aim of the ecological humanities is to bridge the divides… …
6Ecological Restoration — ▪ 1999 by Stephanie Mills Ecological restoration (the rapidly developing practice of healing damaged lands and waters) is grounded in the emerging scientific discipline of restoration ecology. The science and the practice are mutually… …
7Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone — The Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone (Croatian: Zaštićeni ekološko ribolovni pojas , ZERP) is a protected fishing area over Croatia s Exclusive Economic Zone.ZERP was initiated by the Croatian Peasant Party, then a member of Croatia s… …
8ecological succession — noun (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established • Syn: ↑succession • Topics: ↑ecology, ↑bionomics,… …
9ecological footprint — noun A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource… …
10ecological succession — A term used in urban ecology , denoting the replacement of one dominant group or activity by another, following an invasion of the territory of the latter by the former. See also concentric zone theory ; ecology ; human ecology …
