THE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM

Landscape Ecology

Landscape ecology is a sub discipline of ecology that studies ecological processes that operate over large areas. A landscape ecologist examines the connections among ecosystem found in a particular region.

THE HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM

The different levels of biological organization include:

Universe

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Galaxies

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Solar Systems

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Earth

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Biosphere

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Biomes

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Ecosystems

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Communities

                                                    ↑                                          Ecology

Populations

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Species

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Organism

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