ecological pyramid

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounecological pyramid (plural ecological pyramids)

plural ecological pyramids

  1. 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.
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