Ecology

Ecology

Contributors in Ecology

Ecology

All the processes by which nutrients are transferred from one organism to another. For instance, the carbon cycle includes uptake of carbon dioxide by plants, ingestion by animals, and respiration ...

Decomposer

Biology; Ecology

A fungal or bacterial organism that obtains its nutrients and food energy by breaking down dead organic and faecal matter and absorbing some of its nutrient content.

Scavenger

Biology; Ecology

An organism that feeds upon dead and dying organisms.

Ecosystem

Biology; Ecology

A functional system of complementary relations between living organisms and their environment within a certain physical area.

Food chain/food web

Biology; Ecology

All the interactions of predator and prey, included along with the exchange of nutrients into and out of the soil. These interactions connect the various members of an ecosystem, and describe how ...

Disease

Biology; Ecology

Organisms suffer from disease when their normal function is impaired by some genetic disorder, or more often from the activity of a parasite or other organism living within them. Many diseases are ...