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| ecocide |
the destruction of the environment or of ecological systems by indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources, dumping of chemical wastes, the use of defoliants and pollutants, and the like. |
| ecotourism |
recreational travel to areas of natural or ecological interest carried out in a manner that respects the visited environment. |
| environmental |
of or pertaining to the natural environment, and esp. to the ecological effects of altering it or attempts made to protect it. [1/3 definitions] |
| food web |
the network of interacting food chains within an ecological community. |
| niche |
the part of an ecological system occupied by a particular organism, or the functions of that organism in the system. [1/4 definitions] |
| sere2 |
the full series of stages of ecological progression on a type or piece of land. |
| subdominant |
a species that is important in an ecological community but has less influence than the dominant species. [1/3 definitions] |
| thermal pollution |
the releasing of large quantities of heated air or water that disrupt the local ecological balance. |
| unecological |
combined form of ecological. |
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