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ecology

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
the relationships between the air, land, water, animals, plants, etc., usually of a particular area, or the scientific study of this:

Examples:

ecology of The oil spill caused terrible damage to the fragile ecology of the coast.
She hopes to study ecology at college.
2
the relationship of living things to their environment and to each other, or the scientific study of this:

Examples:

The oil spill caused great damage to the fragile ecology of the coastline.
3
the relationship between living things and their environment:

Examples:

The developments will extend further into the shore, so further destroying the river's ecology.
4
the relationship between the people working within a company or the relationship between different companies working together:

Examples:

We need a healthy ecology of competing organizations: traditional companies, partnerships, mutuals, co-operatives, and social enterprises.
Business ecology deals with the relationships between stakeholders, corporate decision makers, and their environments.

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