ecological pyramid

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Definition of ecological pyramid in English English dictionary

A diagram that shows the relative amounts of energy or matter, or numbers of organisms within each trophic level in a food chain or food web

An Ecological Pyramid (or Trophic pyramid) is a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem. Biomass pyramids show the abundance or biomass of organisms at each trophic level, while productivity pyramids show the production or turn-over in biomass. Ecological Pyramids begin with producers on the bottom and proceed through the various trophic levels, the highest of which is on top

Hyphenation

e·co·lo·gi·cal pyr·a·mid

Turkish pronunciation

ikıläcîkıl pîrımîd

Pronunciation

/ēkəˈläʤəkəl ˈpərəməd/ /iːkəˈlɑːʤɪkəl ˈpɪrəmɪd/