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Ecology MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ecology
Tree Number(s)
H01.158.273.248
H01.277.249
Unique ID
D004463
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004463
Annotation
the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHENOMENA or specifics treed under it for characteristics and processes of ecological and environmental systems
Scope Note
The branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their ENVIRONMENT, especially as manifested by natural cycles and rhythms, community development and structure, interactions between different kinds of organisms, geographic distributions, and population alterations. (Webster's, 3d ed)
Entry Version
ECOL
Entry Term(s)
Bionomics
See Also
Ecosystem
Environmental Health
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/07/05
Ecology Preferred
Bionomics Narrower
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