The Human Ecology

The first volume of this study deals with the biological principles of relationship between the human and his life environment. In the first part of this book (chapters one and two), the author explains the meaning of human ecology as a science and the scope of its research field. He presents also the procedures of data collection and analysis and shares his remarks on the problem of correct statistical data analysis based on real life cases. The second part of this publication deals mainly with the mechanisms of adjustment in human organisms to environmental conditions active during ontogenesis and the genetic adaptations described on the level of population. Each of the presented problems is depicted in a comprehensible and interesting way. The author refers to the most current state of knowledge and acquaints reader with his own opinions, provoking some reflection on the discussed matters. The third chapter deals with the human organism sensitivity in different periods of its’ development to environmental factors in dependence on their time of duration and strength. The biological strategies and cultural adaptations of Homo sapiens to the environment are presented here too.