Ecology

founded ecology as a scientific disciplineEcology is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and the interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment. The environment of an organism includes both physical properties, which can be described as the sum of local abiotic factors such as insolation , climate, and geology, and biotic factors, which are other organisms that share its habitat. The word "ecology" is often used more loosely in such terms as social ecology and deep ecology and in common parlance as a synonym for the natural environment or environmentalism. Likewise "ecologic" or "ecological" is often taken in the sense of environmentally friendly.The term ecology or oekologie was coined by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1866, when he defined it as "the comprehensive science of the relationship of the organism to the environment." Haeckel did not elaborate on the concept, and the first significant textbook on the subject was written by the Danish botanist, Eugenius Warming. For this early work, Warming is often identified as the founder of ecology. (From the Wikpedia article Ecology.)

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Recent Publications on Ecology:
Optimal co-allocation of carbon and nitrogen in a forest stand at steady state. * Nitrogen (N) is essential for plant production, but N uptake imposes...	19th July, 2008	Department of Forest Ecology, PO Box 27, 00014 University of Helsinki,	New Phytol. 2008 Jul 10;. DOI Direct Link
Assessing the Risks of Persistent Organic Pollutants to Top Predators: A Review of Approaches. Accurate risk assessment of secondary poisoning by persistent organic...	19th July, 2008		Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2008 Jul 17;:1. DOI Direct Link
Genome-wide expression patterns and the genetic architecture of a fundamental social trait. Explaining how interactions between genes and the environment influence...	19th July, 2008	Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,	PLoS Genet. 2008 Jul 18;4(7):e1000127. DOI Direct Link
Ecology. Assisted colonization and rapid climate change. Explaining how interactions between genes and the environment influence...	19th July, 2008	Centre for Marine Studies, Australian Research Council Centre for	Science. 2008 Jul 18;321(5887):345-6. DOI Direct Link
Sex-Specific Fitness Effects of Nutrient Intake on Reproduction and Lifespan. Diet affects both lifespan and reproduction [1-9], leading to the...	19th July, 2008	Evolution & Ecology Research Centre and School of Biological, Earth and	Curr Biol. 2008 Jul 15;. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Ecology:
We're Done Making New HIV Meds, Roche Announces	The Body:  Jul 18 2008 2:48AM Matching: ecology
Lionfish decimating tropical fish populations, threaten coral reefs	Genetic Engineering News:  Jul 17 2008 10:13PM Matching: ecology
Dismantling Democracy, Science And The Public Interest	Counter Currents:  Jul 15 2008 5:09AM Matching: ecology
Homeland Security Capital Corporation's Environmental Remediation Division Awarded Multiple Contracts Totaling	Genetic Engineering News:  Jul 14 2008 5:43PM Matching: ecology
Ecological Society of America announces 2008 award recipients	Genetic Engineering News:  Jul 14 2008 9:57PM Matching: ecology
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Ecology Clinical Trials:
Genomic Tools for Studying the Ecology of the Human Vaginal Microflora	Healthy Intervention: 2 Active, not recruiting Long-Term Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Carriage

Ecology Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7365180	Plant wall degradative compounds and systems
7374908	Microorganism and production of carotinoid compounds thereby
7375239	Methods of separating ZE-nepetalactone and EZ-nepetalactone from catnip oil
7376256	Method for analyzing chemical and or biological samples by means of particle images
7378021	Tidal vertical flow wastewater treatment system and method
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Companies working in the area of Ecology from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
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Tm Bioscience Tm Bioscience is a DNA-based diagnostics company developing a suite of genetic tests. Tm Bioscience's product pipeline includes tests for genetic mutations related to hematology,... www.tmbioscience.com/        View full profile
Trimedyne Trimedyne, Inc. is a manufacturer of lasers and disposable fiber optic delivery devices for use in a variety of surgical applications including, urology, orthopedics, ENT surgery, gynecology, GI... www.trimedyne.com/        View full profile
Adamed Sp. z o.o. Our priority is production of ethical drugs. We are leaders on the market of new generation drugs in many therapeutic groups such as cardiology, psychiatry, pulmonology, gynecology and treatment of... www.adamed.com.pl/        View full profile
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