ecologynoun [ U ]
uk/iˈkɒl.ə.dʒi/us/iˈkɑː.lə.dʒi/C1 the relationships between the air, land, water, animals, plants, etc., usually of a particular area, or the scientific study of this:
The oil spill caused terrible damage to the fragile ecology of the coast.
She hopes to study ecology at college.
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Environmental issues
- air pollution
- biodegrade
- biotic index
- carbon capture
- carbon credits
- carbon-neutral
- defoliant
- dumping ground
- eco-footprint
- emission
- environmentally friendly
- exhaustible
- natural resources
- particulate
- photochemical smog
- preservation
- preservationist
- recycle
- recycled
- reduce, reuse, recycle idiom
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