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V125BC [204]
3 years ago
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What does the term "Trophic Cascade" mean?

Biology
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Veseljchak [2.6K]3 years ago
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The term “trophic cascade” refers to changes in a food web where energy is passed from one organism to others in that community. Famous wildlife ecologist Aldo Leopold first noted early in the 19th century that predators maintain a balance within an ecosystem.
V125BC [204]3 years ago
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Answer:

Trophic cascades are powerful indirect interactions that can control entire ecosystems. Trophic cascades occur when predators limit the density and/or behavior of their prey and thereby enhance survival of the next lower trophic level.

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