Noun
the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
the environment as it relates to living organisms
Source: WordNetContinuity is at the heart of conservatism: ecology serves that heart. Garrett Hardin
The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else. Barry Commoner
We need to renegotiate our contract with nature. Ecology is a unifying force that can diminish intolerance and expand our empathy towards others - both human and animal. Gregory Colbert
The ecological principle of unity in diversity grades into a richly mediated social principle; hence my use of the term social ecology. Murray Bookchin
There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty. Indira Gandhi
As a word, ecology has been so debased by recent political usage that many people employ it to identify anything good that happens far from cities and without human interference. Stephen Jay Gould