celebrating rot and decay - detritivores energy isn’t transferred only upwards between trophic...
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Celebrating Rot and Decay - Detritivores
Energy isn’t transferred only upwards between trophic levels.
Detritovores use the energy available in dead organisms and allow recycling of essential nutrients in ecosystems.
Only a Fraction of the Energy Present in Organisms of One Trophic Level Is Captured by Organisms of the the Next
This limits the number of trophic levels.
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