Editing Applied ecology (section)

== Concept ==
Applied ecology is an integrated treatment of the ecological, social, and biotechnological aspects of natural resource conservation and management.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Frouz|first1=Jan|last2=Frouzová|first2=Jaroslava|date=2022|title=Applied Ecology|url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-83225-4|language=en-gb|doi=10.1007/978-3-030-83225-4|isbn=978-3-030-83224-7 |s2cid=245009867 }}</ref> Applied ecology typically focuses on geomorphology, soils, and plant communities as the underpinnings for vegetation and wildlife (both game and non-game) management.

Applied ecology includes all disciplines that are related to human activities so that it does not only cover [[agriculture]], [[forestry]] and fisheries<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Frouz|first1=Jan|last2=Frouzová|first2=Jaroslava|date=2022|title=Applied Ecology|url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-83225-4|language=en-gb|doi=10.1007/978-3-030-83225-4|isbn=978-3-030-83224-7 |s2cid=245009867 }}</ref> but also global change.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Plant Ecology|last1=Schulze|first1=Ernst-Detlef|last2=Beck|first2=Erwin|last3=Müller-Hohenstein|first3=Klaus|date=2005|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|isbn=354020833X|location=Berlin|pages=1}}</ref> It has two study categories. The first involves the outputs or those fields that address the use and management of the environment, particularly for its [[ecosystem services]] and exploitable resources.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology" /> The second are the inputs or those that are concerned with the management strategies or human influences on the ecosystem or biodiversity.<ref name="Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology" />

The discipline is often linked to ecological management on the grounds that the effective management of natural ecosystems depends on ecological knowledge.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Applied Ecology and Natural Resource Management|last1=McPherson|first1=Guy R.|last2=DeStefano|first2=Stephen|date=2003|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9780521009751|location=Cambridge, UK|pages=1}}</ref> It often uses an ecological approach to solve problems of specific parts of the environment, which can involve the comparison of plausible options (e.g. best management options).<ref name="Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology" />

The role of applied science in agricultural production has been brought into greater focus as fluctuations in global food production feed through into prices and availability to consumers.<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences |date=2017 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=978-0-12-394808-3 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/referencework/9780123948083/encyclopedia-of-applied-plant-sciences }}{{pn|date=September 2021}}</ref>