Human ecology is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary study of the relationship between humans and their natural, social, and built environments. The philosophy and study of human ecology has a diffuse history with advancements in ecology, geography, sociology, psychology, anthropology, zoology, epidemiology, public health, and home economics, among others.
Part of the built environment – suburban tract housing in Colorado Springs, Colorado
A bumblebee pollinating a flower, one example of an ecosystem service
Ecology is the natural science of the relationships among living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere levels. Ecology overlaps with the closely related sciences of biogeography, evolutionary biology, genetics, ethology, and natural history.
Image: Bufo boreas
Image: Blue Linckia Starfish
Image: Hawk eating prey
Image: European honey bee extracts nectar