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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > ecology > trophic relationships > food webs > food chain
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > trophic relationships > food webs > food chain
Preferred Term:

food chain

Definition:
The transfer of food energy from the initial source in plants through a series of organisms by repeated eating and being eaten. "Food chains" are not isolated sequences but are interconnected with one another. The interlocking pattern is often spoken of as the food web.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
food webs
Narrower Concepts:
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40864
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