Editing Applied ecology (section)

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| title = Applied Ecology 
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| data4 = Applied uses ecological approaches to address problems of specific parts of the environment.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology">{{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology|last1=Hastings|first1=Dr Alan|last2=Gross|first2=Dr Louis|date=2012-05-31|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520269651|location=Berkeley, CA|pages=52}}</ref> 
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'''Applied ecology''' is a sub-field within [[ecology]] that considers the [[applied science|application]] of the science of ecology to real-world (usually management) questions. It is also described as a scientific field that focuses on the application of concepts, theories, models, or methods of fundamental ecology to environmental problems.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology" />