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    Ecological Pyramid

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    Ecological pyramids graphically represent the number, biomass, and energy of trophic levels in an ecosystem, with each higher level showing a gradual decrease. Pyramids of number show individuals per unit area over time, while biomass pyramids represent total living weight per area. Energy pyramids illustrate how substantial energy is lost at each trophic transfer from producers to consumers.

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    Ecological pyramids graphically represent the number, biomass, and energy of trophic levels in an ecosystem, with each higher level showing a gradual decrease. Pyramids of number show individuals per unit area over time, while biomass pyramids represent total living weight per area. Energy pyramids illustrate how substantial energy is lost at each trophic transfer from producers to consumers.

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    Ecological pyramids graphically represent the number, biomass, and energy of trophic levels in an ecosystem, with each higher level showing a gradual decrease. Pyramids of number show individuals per unit area over time, while biomass pyramids represent total living weight per area. Energy pyramids illustrate how substantial energy is lost at each trophic transfer from producers to consumers.

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    Ecological pyramids graphically represent the number, biomass, and energy of trophic levels in an ecosystem, with each higher level showing a gradual decrease. Pyramids of number show individuals per unit area over time, while biomass pyramids represent total living weight per area. Energy pyramids illustrate how substantial energy is lost at each trophic transfer from producers to consumers.

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    Ecological Pyramids: Short Notes on Ecological Pyramids !

    Ecological pyramid is a unique concept for graphical representation of the number, biomass

    and energy of the successive trophic levels of an ecosystem.

    There is a gradual decrease in number, biomass and energy of organisms from the production

    level to the consumer level.

    1. Pyramids of Number:

    It represents the number of individuals in various trophic levels of food chain per unit area at

    any given time

    2. Pyramid of Biomass:

    The word biomass means the total weight of living matter per unit areas at a given time. In

    every ecosystem, the biomass decreases from the producer’s level to the consumer level.

    Grass → Mouse → Snake → Hawk


    Plants → Rabbit → Fox → Lion

    3. Pyramid of Energy:

    In every ecosystem, the energy flows from the producer level to the consumer level. At each

    trophic level substantial portion of energy is lost. Hence the amount of energy decreases from

    the producer level to the consumer level.

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