Alternative spelling of hydroecology

The study of relationships between people and their environment, especially the interdependence of people, collectives and institutions.

The application of the principles of ecology to the restoration of derelict, degraded and fragmented ecosystems.

A large concrete block with a groove in the bottom face and a tongue on the top face to eliminate slippage when they are stacked. There is also a steel loop on the top face to facilitate lifting. The blocks are stacked in an offset manner to create a wall for retaining earth by means of their great mass. A wall built with them can be readily dismantled and the blocks reused (in ecological fashion).

the study of the effects of chemical compounds on the interactions of living organisms

(geography) A geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships.

An ecological and environmental philosophy that advocates the inherent worth of living beings regardless of their instrumental utility to human needs.

plural of ecology block

A diagram that shows the relative amounts of energy or matter, or numbers of organisms within each trophic level in a food chain or food web.

A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices.