Explain how modeling of the trophic structure of an ecosystem can be used to make predictions about the effects of changes in biotic and abiotic factors on that ecosystem.
Trophic structure shows the transfer of energy from organism to organism ‘Movement of Energy and Matter’ has a trophic chart that shows the transfer of energy in a food chain. Monitoring a trophic structure, ecologists can predict changes by observing minute alterations in the transference of material/energy from abiotic factors to biotic factors, as well as the transference of energy between primary consumers and onwards.
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