IMPORTANCE OF ECOLOGY
Life depends on adequate conditions of food, water, and shelter from inclement elements and also that weather, geological, and biological factors (among others) are involved in the web of life that affords this environment. In the 1940s and 1950s, "ecology"
was not yet a field of study that had been defined as a separate
discipline. Even professional biologists seemed to Odum to be generally
under-educated about how the Earth's ecological systems interact with
one another. Odum brought forward the importance of ecology as a
discipline that should be a fundamental dimension of the training of a
biologist.
Miyerkules, Mayo 2, 2012
Himachal is facing a number of difficulties in the advancement of industries. Lack of means of dependable transport and poor accessibility was one of
the major drawbacks. Other problems faced by the state were the poor
mineral resources, non-availability of infrastructure and communication
facilities, shortage of capital and lack of modern skills. The only plus
point of the state was the ample availability of electricity.
In order to develop industrialization, a new policies were adopted by the state government like providing various incentives such as cheaper power, twenty five percent subsidy besides easier credit facilities through the State Finance Corporation and the nationalised banks for establishing new industries. Also, land was made available on 99 years low rate lease basis and new industries were exempted from sales or purchase tax. Concessions were also given on charges for transportation of raw materials from the nearest railhead outside the state beside provision of other marginal benefits. These concessions helped the state in establishing industrial houses.
In order to develop industrialization, a new policies were adopted by the state government like providing various incentives such as cheaper power, twenty five percent subsidy besides easier credit facilities through the State Finance Corporation and the nationalised banks for establishing new industries. Also, land was made available on 99 years low rate lease basis and new industries were exempted from sales or purchase tax. Concessions were also given on charges for transportation of raw materials from the nearest railhead outside the state beside provision of other marginal benefits. These concessions helped the state in establishing industrial houses.
It is important because through ecology, we'll know how we will relate
each organism to each other in the environment regardless of
characteristics. Therefore, if we'll have knowledge on it, we'll know
each other's needs, we'll meet each other's demands, and we'll learn how
to preserve life, for example, of the endangered animals.
Ecology is of utmost importance to all species including us. We, like all other animals depend on this earth for everything; food, water, shelter. Everything on this earth depends on something else but ecology is so dynamic that even the smallest perturbation can upset everything.
A good example is global warming. Many people think that 2 degrees over a decades is a small amount of time. NOTHING in Ecology is small, the repercussions are severe. Plants need a certain temperature to thrive, warming of the earth can upset this and also upset life and mating cycles. We depend on those animals to eat and certain animals also survive on those animals.
In addition, human interference with the ecology of certain places can also exacerbate the problem of natural disasters. When we log on mountainsides and hills, we destabilize soils and the topology of the landscape. Heavy rains which would originally cause some kind of erosion would now cause landslides that could engulf roads and cause hazards to villages or towns and people that live in those areas.
In addition, chapparal forests in California is a type of terrestrial biome. If we do not understand the fact that these trees will constantly be subjected to fires, then people will build luxurious houses in these areas (which they are already doing), and when wildfires rage through the area, they will want insurance and money to rebuild. The fact is, houses are not supposed to be built in those areas in the first place, and if they are, insurance companies should not be shelling out money to the rich and misinformed who choose to live in such a biome.
So you see, Ecology is important to us financially, aesthetically, and also for our simple survival on this planet. Hence, it should be taken with utmost importance not only for us but for our next generation.
Ecology is of utmost importance to all species including us. We, like all other animals depend on this earth for everything; food, water, shelter. Everything on this earth depends on something else but ecology is so dynamic that even the smallest perturbation can upset everything.
A good example is global warming. Many people think that 2 degrees over a decades is a small amount of time. NOTHING in Ecology is small, the repercussions are severe. Plants need a certain temperature to thrive, warming of the earth can upset this and also upset life and mating cycles. We depend on those animals to eat and certain animals also survive on those animals.
In addition, human interference with the ecology of certain places can also exacerbate the problem of natural disasters. When we log on mountainsides and hills, we destabilize soils and the topology of the landscape. Heavy rains which would originally cause some kind of erosion would now cause landslides that could engulf roads and cause hazards to villages or towns and people that live in those areas.
In addition, chapparal forests in California is a type of terrestrial biome. If we do not understand the fact that these trees will constantly be subjected to fires, then people will build luxurious houses in these areas (which they are already doing), and when wildfires rage through the area, they will want insurance and money to rebuild. The fact is, houses are not supposed to be built in those areas in the first place, and if they are, insurance companies should not be shelling out money to the rich and misinformed who choose to live in such a biome.
So you see, Ecology is important to us financially, aesthetically, and also for our simple survival on this planet. Hence, it should be taken with utmost importance not only for us but for our next generation.
ecology
The Importance of Ecology
Humans are dependent on their environment, as are all other
organisms. Any change in the environment even in distant parts of the
planet affects living things and their environment elsewhere. All
organisms are dependant on each other in many ways. Destruction of one
organism in the environment can lead to the destruction of other
organisms. The human environment includes the entire earth and may some
day include other planets as well. Technological advances have given
humans the ability to exert great influence over the environment of all
living things. For this reason, it is necessary to have an understanding
of ecology in order to survive.
Applied ecology is concerned with the practical applications of the theories of ecology. Among the many applications of ecology are those used in agriculture and medicine. Scientific study of the relations of organisms with their environments helps farmers grow crops in the right soils and climates; provide livestock with suitable food and shelter; eliminate harmful pests; and breed new varieties of plants and animals. Ecological knowledge helps in the fight against disease. For example, knowledge of the malarial mosquito's environmental niche makes it possible to help control malaria by draining the swamps in which the mosquitoes breed.
However, in their efforts to improve the environment humans often make mistakes through lack of ecological understanding. A notable example of an ecological catastrophe caused by seemingly beneficial human intervention in natural processes occurred in Borneo shortly after World War II. A program was undertaken there to control mosquitoes by spraying with DDT. The number of mosquitoes declined drastically, but the roofs of houses began to collapse because they were being eaten by caterpillars. The caterpillars had previously been held under control by certain predatory wasps—which had been killed off by the DDT.
In addition to spraying for mosquitoes, the villagers also sprayed inside their homes to kill flies. Previously, the houseflies had been more or less controlled by lizards called geckos. As the geckos continued eating houseflies, now laden with DDT, the geckos began to die. The dead or dying geckos were eaten by house cats. The cats, which were at the end of the food chain, also began to die from the DDT concentrated in the bodies of the geckos they were eating. So many cats died that rats began invading the houses, eating the villagers' food. The rats multiplied and eventually became potential plague carriers.
Another example of ecological imbalance caused by human manipulation of the natural environment involves the Kaibab Plateau in Arizona, where Indians used to hunt deer for meat and skins. The plateau was designated as the Grand Canyon National Game Preserve in 1906. Public hunting was discontinued and hunters were hired by the government to kill off the deer's natural predators, such as wolves, coyotes, and cougars.
Subsequently the deer population rose from about 4,000 to about 100,000. The vegetation of the plateau that the deer normally fed on was not enough to sustain such a huge deer population. Not only was the plateau stripped of its vegetation, but many deer died of starvation. In order to stabilize the deer population and restore ecological balance, predators were reintroduced and public hunting was reinstated.
Humans have destroyed wildlife habitats in order to build cities, homes, factories, and highways. They have contaminated the environment with such technological products and by-products as pesticides, motor exhaust fumes, industrial wastes, and radioactive fallout. Nonrenewable resources such as fossil fuels are being consumed very fast, and their by-products cause pollution. As a result, the environment has been changed in ways that could eventually make the earth uninhabitable. Because of such problems, increasing attention is being paid to the study of ecology in schools, governments, and by interested groups elsewhere. By understanding ecology, people can take steps to reduce pollution, deforestation, and other negative fallouts of human activity, and the human cost associated with them.
It is important because through ecology, we'll know how we will relate each organism to each other in the environment regardless of characteristics. Therefore, if we'll have knowledge on it, we'll know each other's needs, we'll meet each other's demands, and we'll learn how to preserve life, for example, of the endangered animals.
Applied ecology is concerned with the practical applications of the theories of ecology. Among the many applications of ecology are those used in agriculture and medicine. Scientific study of the relations of organisms with their environments helps farmers grow crops in the right soils and climates; provide livestock with suitable food and shelter; eliminate harmful pests; and breed new varieties of plants and animals. Ecological knowledge helps in the fight against disease. For example, knowledge of the malarial mosquito's environmental niche makes it possible to help control malaria by draining the swamps in which the mosquitoes breed.
However, in their efforts to improve the environment humans often make mistakes through lack of ecological understanding. A notable example of an ecological catastrophe caused by seemingly beneficial human intervention in natural processes occurred in Borneo shortly after World War II. A program was undertaken there to control mosquitoes by spraying with DDT. The number of mosquitoes declined drastically, but the roofs of houses began to collapse because they were being eaten by caterpillars. The caterpillars had previously been held under control by certain predatory wasps—which had been killed off by the DDT.
In addition to spraying for mosquitoes, the villagers also sprayed inside their homes to kill flies. Previously, the houseflies had been more or less controlled by lizards called geckos. As the geckos continued eating houseflies, now laden with DDT, the geckos began to die. The dead or dying geckos were eaten by house cats. The cats, which were at the end of the food chain, also began to die from the DDT concentrated in the bodies of the geckos they were eating. So many cats died that rats began invading the houses, eating the villagers' food. The rats multiplied and eventually became potential plague carriers.
Another example of ecological imbalance caused by human manipulation of the natural environment involves the Kaibab Plateau in Arizona, where Indians used to hunt deer for meat and skins. The plateau was designated as the Grand Canyon National Game Preserve in 1906. Public hunting was discontinued and hunters were hired by the government to kill off the deer's natural predators, such as wolves, coyotes, and cougars.
Subsequently the deer population rose from about 4,000 to about 100,000. The vegetation of the plateau that the deer normally fed on was not enough to sustain such a huge deer population. Not only was the plateau stripped of its vegetation, but many deer died of starvation. In order to stabilize the deer population and restore ecological balance, predators were reintroduced and public hunting was reinstated.
Humans have destroyed wildlife habitats in order to build cities, homes, factories, and highways. They have contaminated the environment with such technological products and by-products as pesticides, motor exhaust fumes, industrial wastes, and radioactive fallout. Nonrenewable resources such as fossil fuels are being consumed very fast, and their by-products cause pollution. As a result, the environment has been changed in ways that could eventually make the earth uninhabitable. Because of such problems, increasing attention is being paid to the study of ecology in schools, governments, and by interested groups elsewhere. By understanding ecology, people can take steps to reduce pollution, deforestation, and other negative fallouts of human activity, and the human cost associated with them.
It is important because through ecology, we'll know how we will relate each organism to each other in the environment regardless of characteristics. Therefore, if we'll have knowledge on it, we'll know each other's needs, we'll meet each other's demands, and we'll learn how to preserve life, for example, of the endangered animals.
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