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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. ecology
  3. trophic relationships
  4. food webs
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. ecology
  3. trophic relationships
  4. food webs

Preferred term

food webs

Type

  • Topic

Definition

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Synonyms

  • foodwebs
  • pelagic food webs

Scope note

  • Use for the complex network of linked food chains, trophic levels and feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem; For the webs created by spiders and other spinning arthropods USE webs.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40866

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