CLASSIFICATION OF ECOLOGY
Based on study area :
Autecology : It deals with the study of an individual species of organisms and
it’s population. The ecologists study the behaviour and adaptations of
particular species to the environmental condition at every stage of that
individual’s life cycle. It is also called the Species ecology.
Synecology : It deals with the study of communities, their composition, their
behaviour and relation with the environment. It is also called as Ecology of
communities.
Based on Environment or habitat :
Aquatic ecology : The study of interaction of organisms in the water
Marine water ecology - Ocean, Deep Sea, Estuary
Freshwater Ecology - Letic (Running water) – River, Stream, Spring
Lentic (Standing Water) –Pond, Lake.
Based on Advancement in the field of ecology
a. Productive ecology
b. Population ecology
c. Community ecology
d. Ecosystem ecology
e. Microbial ecology
f. Radiation ecology
g. Pollution ecology
h. Space ecology
Organism Ecology:
Based on study area :
Autecology : It deals with the study of an individual species of organisms and
it’s population. The ecologists study the behaviour and adaptations of
particular species to the environmental condition at every stage of that
individual’s life cycle. It is also called the Species ecology.
Synecology : It deals with the study of communities, their composition, their
behaviour and relation with the environment. It is also called as Ecology of
communities.
Based on Environment or habitat :
Aquatic ecology : The study of interaction of organisms in the water
Marine water ecology - Ocean, Deep Sea, Estuary
Freshwater Ecology - Letic (Running water) – River, Stream, Spring
Lentic (Standing Water) –Pond, Lake.
Based on Advancement in the field of ecology
a. Productive ecology
b. Population ecology
c. Community ecology
d. Ecosystem ecology
e. Microbial ecology
f. Radiation ecology
g. Pollution ecology
h. Space ecology
Organism Ecology:
