ecologist

American  

[ih-kol-uh-jist, ee-kol-] / ɪˈkɒl ə dʒɪst, iˈkɒl- /

noun

1. a scientist or researcher whose field of study involves the relationships and interactions between organisms and their environment.

   Ecosystem ecologists study how nutrients, energy, and water flow through an ecosystem.

2. an environmentalist.

   Like climate change activists and ecologists around the world, I feel passionately that the issue is crucial to the long-term well-being of the human race.

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Etymology

Origin of ecologist

ecolog(y) ( def. ) + -ist ( def. )

Example Sentences

As global biodiversity declines, including what some researchers describe as an "insect apocalypse," two ecologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst set out to examine how insects and arachnids are doing in the United States.

From Science Daily

On the hike, Lukas Bell-Dereske, science coordinator/ecologist for the parks, led us past the log Hanson had crossed to an area that the map indicated would be in the torch zone.

From Los Angeles Times

Ormerod said it was the responsibility of veterinary bodies, regulators and ecologists to find a way to "address what is quite a significant environmental problem".

From BBC

While heavy winter rain is normal for the region, Prof Dave Hodgson - an ecologist at the University of Exeter's Cornwall campus - said the volume and persistence this season felt "a bit apocalyptic".

From BBC

For years, many ecologists have argued that as global warming intensifies, nature should change more quickly.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• biologist
• botanist
• conservationist
• environmentalist
• zoologist