The conservancy plans to fence off the area, clear out the debris and make the prairie a place to study ecology.

At its heart, to study ecology is to study interconnectedness.

Though he studied ecology, Blake has been ensconced in the world of small publishing, editing, and nature writing.

During his time at the University of Chicago, he continued to study and teach human ecology and race relations.

His plans now, Jeffrey said, are to to study ecology in college.

In growing alarm, he studied ecology throughout the 1980's, earning a doctorate from Rutgers in 1987.

By the mid-19th century scientists began to arrive en masse to study the geology and ecology of the region.

But mere curiosity soon became a passion to invest a lifetime studying animal behavior and ecology, how each species fits into the larger environment.

Terrestrial ecoregion and climate change research are two areas where ecologists (people studying ecology) now focus.

Several researchers now use similar techniques to study arboreal ecology.