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Concept: food chain in the concept vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3358 |
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| Preferred label | food chain |
| Definition | A sequence of organisms on successive trophic levels within a community, through which energy is transferred by feeding; energy enters the food chain during fixation by primary producers (mainly green plants) and passes to the herbivores (primary consumers) and then to the carnivores (secondary and tertiary consumers). |
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| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2013-12-05 |
| Accepted Date | 2013-12-05 |
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European Environment Agency
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