from nearby plants of other species. In the reference column of Table 1, only the first chromosome number report for a species is cited. The following subgenera, with the number Received for publication 13 Mar. 1995. Accepted for publication 14 July 1995. This research was funded by CRIS 5358-21000-011-000 at the U.S.
ecological. adj. 1. (Environmental Science) of or relating to ecology. 2. (Environmental Science) (of a practice, policy, product, etc) tending to benefit or cause minimal damage to the environment.
Ecology is the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their physical environment. Organisms in the biosphere interact with each other and with their surroundings, or environment. The study of these interactions is called ecology. Levels of Organization.