生せい態たい環かん境きょう

Meanings

ecology; ecological environment

Refers to the natural environment and the relationships between living organisms and their surroundings. Often used in scientific, environmental, and policy contexts.

この地ち域いきの生せい態たい環かん境きょうを守まもる必ひつ要ようがある。
We need to protect the ecological environment of this region.
生せい態たい環かん境きょうの変へん化かが生せい物ぶつ多た様よう性せいに影えい響きょうを与あたえている。
Changes in the ecological environment are affecting biodiversity.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
態attitude, condition, figure
環ring, circle, loop
境boundary, border, region

Related words

生せい態たい系けい
生態系 (ecosystem) focuses on the system of interactions among organisms and their environment, while 生態環境 emphasizes the environmental conditions and surroundings themselves.
環かん境きょう
環境 (environment) is a broader term that can refer to any surroundings, including social and economic contexts, whereas 生態環境 specifically refers to the ecological or natural environment.

Built from

生せい態たい+環かん境きょう

Etymology

Compound of 生態 (せいたい, 'ecology; mode of life') and 環境 (かんきょう, 'environment'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern coinage used in scientific and environmental discourse.