Branches of Ecology:-

There are two main branches in ecology:

(1) Animal Ecology:-

             This branch related with animals and its surrounding environment.

(2)Plant ecology:-

            This branch related with plants and surrounding environment.

Further, Ecology is often broadly divided in to:-

(1)Autecology:-

           Includes the study other ecology of an individual or a particular species of organism.

(2)Synecology or community ecology:-

          Includes the study of community or entire population.

        It ideas with the inter-relationship between plants and animals  and this forms the basis of community.

(3)Habitat Ecology:-

   It depends upon the study of habitats and their effects on the living organisms on earth.

 In includes forest ecology, grass land ecology, cropland ecology, desert ecology, fresh water ecology, marine ecology etc.

(4)Population Ecology:-

   Includes the study of the inter-relationship of different groups of organisms, including the manner of growth, structure and distribution of population. Population ecology is also called the demecology.

(5)Ecosystem Ecology:-

Deals with study and analysis of ecosystem including soil formation, nutrient cycle, energy flow and productivity.