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Meaning of trophic transfer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The transference of materials, such as chemicals, contaminants, plastics, etc., through different trophic levels of the food web.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“It is also commonly observed that predators of seabirds ingest high quantities of plastics via trophic transfer.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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