WECTURE + Field Notes Introduction Method and History The Plant Environment Interaction of Environment + plant. A. Individual plant B. Plant Communities Applications- Dikes or affairs of the household = Ecology Plant in relation to its environment. plant identity necessary- ecologists borrow from other branches of Botany as well as other sciences. for plant ecology one must depend on diagnoses - partially depends on familiarity and general aspect. This is gained thru systematic study Plant Geography- Distribution of plants over world. Floristics- distribution of types of plants- The distribution of a Genus for instance. Vocabulary- Ecology has Two aspects- 1. Individual- Autecology 2. Community - Synecology