The trophic structure of ecosystems

In this topic

• Three functional groups and trophic levels
• Food chains and the food web
• The flow of energy: Lindeman's rule
• Ecological pyramids and what follows from them

Key terms

• Producer
• Consumer
• Decomposer
• Detritivore
• Trophic level
• Food chain
• Detrital chain
• Food web
• Lindeman's rule
• Ecological pyramid
• Biomass
• Biological magnification

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