Ecology is a branch of the biological sciences that deal with the interactions between organisms and their environment (chemical and physical factors).
Ecology is a multidisciplinary science that calls for biology, climatology, chemistry, biophysics, engineering, mechanics, etc.
Ecology makes use of physics, because all biotic processes have to do with the transfer of energy, as from producers, who take advantage of light energy to produce complex organic compounds, to bacteria, which obtain chemical energy by disintegrating the molecular structures of other organisms.
Ecology uses chemistry because all metabolic processes and the physiology of biosystems depend on chemical reactions.
Ecology refers to geology, because biomes depend on the geological structure of the environment.
Ecology is related to Geography as it is a very important discipline due to the specific distribution of living things on Earth.
Mathematics is crucial for ecology, for example, for calculation, statistics, projections and extrapolations, ecologists need specific information on the number and distribution of species, the assessment of biomass, population growth, the extent of communities and biodiversity, and quantify the environmental impact on a given biome.
Climatology and Meteorology are significant disciplines that help Ecologists understand how the variation of climatic conditions in a given region influence biodiversity. Climatology and Meteorology help ecologists to know how increases in regional or global climate reduce the chances of survival of individuals as well as populations and communities in a given region, and to relate the regional climate to the distribution of organisms on Earth.
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Authors: Val
