华南农业大学生态学系是在原华南农业大学农学系农业生态研究室的基础上发展起来的,于2001年7月华南农业大学院系调整后成立的,现隶属于农学院。生态学系及其所在的生态学科具有长期的发展历史,其前身可追溯到20世纪60年代丁颖院士组建的水稻生态研究室,1983年成立了农业部批的农业生态研究 The Department of Ecology, South China Agricultural University, was developed on the basis of the Agricultural Ecology Research Department of Agronomy Department of South China Agricultural University. It was established after the adjustment of the departments of South China Agricultural University in July 2001 and now belongs to the Agricultural College. Department of Ecology and its ecological discipline has a long history of development, its predecessor can be traced back to the 20th century, 60 years of academician Ding Ying Institute of rice ecology established in 1983, the Ministry of Agriculture approved the establishment of agro-ecological research