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Phytoplankton

by FLOW-MER • July 25, 2023

An Autotrophic organism that contains chlorophyll and can photosynthesise. They are considered the foundation of an aquatic food web.

Secondary production

by FLOW-MER • July 25, 2023

The formation of Heterotrophic organisms.

Stream Metabolism

by FLOW-MER • July 5, 2023

The transformation of organic matter used to measure food resource availability. Comprised of two key ecological processes – GPP as an indicator of how much is being produced through photosynthesis, and ER, which is an indicator of how much energy is consumed. These processes generate and recycle organic matter, respectively. Monitored in a river reach […]

Trophic

by FLOW-MER • July 25, 2023

The tropic level of an organism is the position it occupies in a food web, which is determined by the food relationship or feeding habitats of different organisms (i.e., who eats whom).

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