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HIGHER TROPHIC STAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

The herring, which feeds on plankton, has been suggested as an indicator ... and, at higher trophic stages, the pike, which is a stationary fish ... and seabirds ....

OBS

"trophic lever" is much more frequently used in the descriptions of food chains than "trophic stage".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Les déséquilibres du fonctionnement des écosystèmes ont souvent pour cause une altération des chaînes alimentaires [...] [et notamment une] atteinte brusque du niveau des consommateurs primaires déterminant une régression des niveaux trophiques supérieurs.

Spanish

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