Synopsis The term "ecology" refers to the scientific study of the inter-relationships of plants, animals and the environment. With environmental issues increasingly grabbing media attention, thanks to the pressing concerns posed by global warming, pollution and population explosion, the principles of ecology today provide succour in their utility in the related fields of conservation, wildlife management, pollution control etc. The abundance and variety of plant and animal species, the genetic strains and the ecosystems that support them in nature, comprise biodiversity. An important aspect of ecological studies, the maintenance of biodiversity in the major aim of conservationists concerned with ecological stability and biological research. This book enumerates and elaborates upon the interrelationship between the study of exclusive ecological principles and biodiversity and how the latter is benefited in its preservation through ecology.