Environment is “the sum total of all conditions and influences that affect the development of life of organisms,” while ecology is “the overall study of the interactions and interrelationships of organisms and their environment.”
All natural ecosystems are capable of self-maintenance and are very delicately balanced. The over use, misuse, and abuse of natural resources by the modern man during the last couple of centuries have grossly disturbed the balance of most natural ecosystems of the world. Therefore, for the first time in his cultural history, man is faced with the most serious ecological problem i.e. the ecological crisis.
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