Re: WIth regard to the biomass pyramid, why are consumers with the least at top

Date: Mon Dec 20 17:55:32 2010
Posted By: Royce Moncur, Staff, General Science and Environment, Outside Input School Services
Area of science: Environment
ID: 1289358126.En

Message:

Go here: http://earth.rice.edu/mtpe/bio/biosphere/topics/energy/40_biomass.html

That's the first find I had when I Googled! I had not heard of the graphic before, but had a good idea what it would be about.

Biomass... is just that. The mass involved in that group of consumers.

Carnivores don't waste time and energy on harvesting or consuming or digesting the plant sources. They just eat the next level down. Hence less biomass.

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