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Why Pyramid of biomass inverted in case of aquatic ecosystem? |
Answer» 1. In an aquatic ecosystem, the biomass of phytoplankton is quite negligible as compared to that of the crustaceans and small herbivorous fish that feed on these producers. 2. The biomass of large carnivorous fish living on small fishes is still greater. This makes the pyramid of biomass inverted. Pyramid of biomass is inverted in an aquatic ecosystem because the biomass of fishes far exceeds the biomass of phytoplanktons. Biomass pyramids show the relative amount of biomass in each of the trophic levels of an ecosystem. Biomass is simply the mass of living things in a particular trophic level. |
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