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Ecology, as conventionally defined, is a science that deals with interactions between living organisms and their physical environment. Human beings have now achieved such a dominant role that they are an unprecedented ecological factor controlling ecosystems on the planet. A more practical way to define ecology might be to say that it concerns human beings in relation to their living environment, a relationship which has developed into a serious crisis.
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Yongge, S. (2000). Ecology Without Borders. In: Evans, G., Hutton, C., Eng, K.K. (eds) Where China Meets Southeast Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-11123-4_4
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