1. History of Ecology

What will you learn in this lecture:

• How the term ‘ecology’ has changed over time, as well as the cultures in which it is embedded.
• Definition of different ecological disciplines.

Enrolled students of fall 2024 should watch this lecture before September 17.

What questions should you be able to answer now?

• How was the term "Ecology" defined by different researchers and how does their definition relate to the modern one?
• What are the different subdisciplines of ecology?
• What are the "5 Periods of Ecology" and what socio-economical influences formed them?

Useful links and materials:
Chapter 1 in: Krebs, Charles J. Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance.

Featured image: Harmony of spheres, the frontspiece of Robert Fludd’s Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica atque technical historia, Oppenheim: 1617-1619.