genecology

{{Short description|Branch of ecology}}

Genecology is a branch of ecology which studies genetic variation of species and communities compared to their population distribution in a particular environment.{{cite web | url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genecology | title=genecology | access-date=24 March 2016}}{{Cite journal|last=Campbell|first=Robert|date=1 October 1979|title=Genecology of Douglas-Fir in a Watershed in the Oregon Cascades|journal=Ecological Society of America|volume=60|issue=5|pages=1036–1050|doi=10.2307/1936871|jstor=1936871|bibcode=1979Ecol...60.1036C }} It is closely related to ecogenetics. Ecogenetics focuses on the relationship between genetics and ecology{{cite journal |last1=Goedde |first1=HW |title=[Ecogenetics]. |journal=Fortschritte der Medizin |date=25 January 1979 |volume=97 |issue=4 |pages=127-8, 165-7 |pmid=311313}} and species' genetic responses to the environment.{{Cite journal|last=Langlet|first=Olof|date=1971-01-01|title=Two Hundred Years Genecology|jstor=1218596|journal=Taxon|volume=20|issue=5/6|pages=653–721|doi=10.2307/1218596}}{{Cite journal|last=TURESSON|first=GöTE|title=The Scope and Import of Genecology |date=February 1923|journal=Hereditas|volume=4|issue=1–2|pages=171–176|doi=10.1111/j.1601-5223.1923.tb02955.x|doi-access=free}} Genecology primarily focuses on an ecological perspective, looking at changes and interactions between species. It studies the relationships between genetic variation and environmental gradients within a species. Genecology is often referred to as ecological genetics.{{cite web |last1=Wang |first1=Tongli |title=Topic 4.2. Introduction to Genecology functions |url=https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/climatemodellingforestadaptation/chapter/topic-4-2-introduction-to-forecast-climate/#:~:text=Genecology%20is%20the%20study%20of,is%20actually%20more%20widely%20used. |website=British Columbian/Yukon Pressbooks |access-date=30 April 2025 |language=en-ca |date=7 June 2021}}