Human Ecology

Human Ecology

Human Ecology

The study of how the distributions and numbers of humans are determined by interactions with specific individuals, with members of other species, and with the biotic environment. Human ecology encompasses both the responses of humans to, and the effects of humans on, the environment. Human ecology today is the combined result of humans' evolutionary nature and cultural developments. See Ecological communities, Ecosystem.

Efforts to control the risk of fire damage over time have created an equal level of crisis and management tools. A comparison of environmental histories, wild land events, and management goals indicate that the two ...