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PREDATORY SPECIES [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

Through this biomagnification process, which can take a relatively long time and affect the entire ecosystem, such contaminants can eventually accumulate in high enough concentrations to produce acute or chronic toxic effects in predatory species at the top of the food chain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

Les populations d'espèces proie conditionnent le taux de croissance de leurs espèces prédatrices car elles leur fournissent les aliments nécessaires au développement et à la reproduction des individus qui s'en nourrissent.

Spanish

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