Foodweb

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of food web. alt-of, alternative

    "In plant-dominated ecosystems the composition of the belowground foodweb shifts to a bacterial pathway when the source of organic matter is more labile, and to a fungal-dominated foodweb when the organic matter is more complex and recalcitrant."

Synonyms

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food cyclefood cycle

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"In plant-dominated ecosystems the composition of the belowground foodweb shifts to a bacterial pathway when the source of organic matter is more labile, and to a fungal-dominated foodweb when the organic matter is more complex and recalcitrant."

Etymology

From food + web.

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