Predation: What would happen to all the energy fixed by
autotrophic organisms if the community has no animals to eat the
plants? You can think of predation as nature’s way of transferring
to higher trophic levels the energy fixed by plants. When we think
of predator and prey, most probably it is the tiger and the deer that
readily come to our mind, but a sparrow eating any seed is no less
a predator. Although animals eating plants are categorised
separately as herbivores
Having spent a majority of his education dedicated to learning about marine biology, Dr. Christian Heesch, found it interesting that zooplankton has a community-oriented behavior. In the oceans there are millions upon millions of zooplankton living and providing a balance to the aquatic ecosystem.
Predation: What would happen to all the energy fixed by
autotrophic organisms if the community has no animals to eat the
plants? You can think of predation as nature’s way of transferring
to higher trophic levels the energy fixed by plants. When we think
of predator and prey, most probably it is the tiger and the deer that
readily come to our mind, but a sparrow eating any seed is no less
a predator. Although animals eating plants are categorised
separately as herbivores
Having spent a majority of his education dedicated to learning about marine biology, Dr. Christian Heesch, found it interesting that zooplankton has a community-oriented behavior. In the oceans there are millions upon millions of zooplankton living and providing a balance to the aquatic ecosystem.