ecological theory
collocation in Englishmeaningsofecologicalandtheory
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ecological
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌiː.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to ecology or ...
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theory
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈθɪə.ri/us/ˈθɪr.i/
a formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas that are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion ...
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(Definition ofecologicalandtheoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Ecologicaltheoryand integrated pest management.
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Ecologicaltheoryand integrated pest management practice.
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Ecologicaltheoryis already very close in spirit to economics.
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Could information theory provide anecologicaltheoryof sensory processing?
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Ecologicaltheoryprovides opportunities for a radically revised framework within which to consider musical meaning.
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Ecologicaltheoryprovides us with a prospective approach to identifying emergent tick-borne pathogens.
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In doing so,ecologicaltheoryhas produced interesting predictions, which have received ample empirical support.
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Thus,ecologicaltheorypredicts that we can perceive only those things that are specified.
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According toecologicaltheory, lonely firms are in danger of closure.
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Rather, it is to push the limits ofecologicaltheoryby using concepts from industrial organization economics.
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Characterization of nutrient cycles in tropical forests is important from the perspective of bothecologicaltheoryand forest management.
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In comparingecologicaltheoryto industrial organization theory, my goal is not to refute or unconditionally accept either.
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Specifically, the organizationalecologicaltheoryof density dependence generates an explanation for when and why interest groups die.
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Although forest tree pattern-dynamics has long been a focus forecologicaltheory, many aspects of basic analysis remain problematic.
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Theory is not confined to any particular domain - there is as muchecologicaltheoryas there is cultural and social theory.
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Another is that it would require that novices begin with sensitivity to nonspecific structures, which is contrary to and unnecessary inecologicaltheory.
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Distance travelled is critical to our understanding and would help developecologicaltheoryand yield accurate, correctly calibrated models, where currently there are none.
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Asecologicaltheoryenters its maturity, it will receive more attention from economists and management researchers, and competing explanations will be offered.
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Ecologicaltheoryis so called because it emphasizes the central importance of understanding perception as a relationship between perceiver and environment.
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That is,ecologicaltheoryonly describes the outcomes of legitimacy and competition, time-dependent birth and mortality rates, which a critic may explain by appeal to other processes.
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Translating socialecologicaltheoryinto guidelines for community health promotion.
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Moreover, he argues that it is unsurprising that we often fail to grasp the value of the natural world, because we lack the necessary familiarity with relevantecologicaltheory.
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The book discusses studies from a range of habitats including forests, deserts, g rassland and agricultural land, highlighting throughout whereecologicaltheoryis upheld, but also outlining areas of divergence.
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His research focuses on the interface betweenecologicaltheoryand conservation.
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The theory is considered one of the fundamentals ofecologicaltheory.
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