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The study of the structure of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem. Researchers focus on the interplay between feeding relationships...



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Food chain dynamics in subtidal kelp forests. Four-level system: in open coastal areas, killer whales decimate sea otter populations, releasing urchins which are capable of regulating macroalgae. Three-level system: in the absence of killer whales, otter populations increase and prevent urchins from razing kelp forests.
From Encyclopedia article 'Trophic ecology'