Trophic efficiency is a measure of how nutrients are cycled from one trophic level to the next. the percentage of production transferred from one trophic level to the next. all of these the number of feeing levels in an ecosystem
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Trophic efficiency measures the transfer of energy and nutrients between different trophic levels in an ecosystem. The percentage of production transferred from one trophic level to the next: This statement is also true. Trophic efficiency is often expressed as a Show more…
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