Mary Allen
Ecology yog science. Nws belongs rau biology, science ntawm lub neej. Lo lus Greek "eco" txhais tau tias "tsev" lossis "tsev neeg". Nws yog hais txog kev sib koom ua ke ntawm tib neeg nrog lawv cov khoom. Ecology yog hais txog yuav ua li cas tsiaj thiab nroj tsuag nyob ua ke. Txhua tus tsiaj nyob kuj tseem ceeb rau lwm yam tsiaj txhu, thiab lawv kuj hloov ib puag ncig uas lawv nyob.
Ib tug ecologist yog ib tug kws tshawb fawb uas kawm txog kwj dej, piv txwv li. Lub hav zoov, meadow, los yog kwj dej yog hu ua ib tug ecosystem: ntses, toads, kab thiab lwm yam tsiaj nyob rau hauv cov dej ntawm tus kwj dej. Tseem muaj cov nroj tsuag nyob ntawd thiab. Koj tseem tuaj yeem pom cov tsiaj nyob ntawm ntug dej. Piv txwv li, tus ecologist xav paub seb muaj pes tsawg tus ntses thiab kab muaj, thiab seb puas muaj kab ntau txhais tau hais tias muaj ntau ntses ciaj sia vim lawv nrhiav zaub mov ntau dua.
Thaum lawv hnov lo lus ecology, coob leej tib neeg tsuas xav txog ib puag ncig, uas tuaj yeem ua qias tuaj. Rau lawv, lo lus txhais tau tias qee yam zoo ib yam li kev tiv thaiv ib puag ncig. Feem ntau koj tsuas yog hais tias "eco". Ib qho "eco-detergent" tau hais tias tsis yog qhov phem rau ib puag ncig. Ib tog ntsuab yog qee zaum hu ua "eco-party".