If an ecologist were studying the regional interactions among multiple populations of different species and how they influence the exchange of materials between their various environments, then this would be an example of which kind of research?

a. population ecology

b. ecosystem ecology

c. global ecology

d. landscape ecology

Answer: d. landscape ecology

Explanation:

Landscape ecology is the study of interactions between ecosystems in a region of interest, and how they affect ecological processes, including how their varied environments affect these processes.

Before the advent of landscape ecology, it was difficult to monitor the changing biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem over time and in varied environment but landscape ecology offers the first chance to differentiate organisms as well as the space in which they exist while studying their interactions at the same time. This space can range from a local habitat to a whole continent.

Some technologies used include imaging, and mapping, where a location different from its surroundings is called a patch. One of the outcomes of a study, for example can be to study how a bird interacts with a patch.