Ofschoon daarmee in wezen het begrip ecologie geweld aangedaan wordt, maakt men tegenwoordig weer onderscheid tussen de wereld van de planten (plantenecologie), dieren (dierenecologie) en mens (humane ecologie). ###>Though it is really stretching the term ecology somewhat, further distinctions are currently made between the world of plants (plant ecology), animals (animal ecology) and man (human ecology).