The term 'trophic cascade' describes: Select one: a. when one organism affects the abundance of another organism at least three trophic levels away b. when one organism affects the abundance of another organism at least two trophic levels away c. the death of an ecosystem due to the removal of one species d. when the effect of removing one species is limited to one trophic level away
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