This flashcard describes the bottom-up model of community organization. It explains how mineral nutrients at the base of the food web influence populations at higher trophic levels.
Un modelo de organización comunitaria en el que los nutrientes minerales influyen en la organización comunitaria al controlar los números de plantas o fitoplancton, lo que a su vez controla los números de herbívoros y, a su vez, los números de depredadores.
| Front | bottom-up model |
|---|---|
| Back | A model of community organization in which mineral nutrients influence community organization by controlling plant or phytoplankton numbers, which in turn control herbivore numbers, which in turn control predator numbers. |
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