
There it is again, “the top of the food chain”as if there is nowhere to

Food sources on a coral reef. Photosynthesis occurs on all exposed surfaces,

in a New Jersey reef food web

Scientists working on tropical coral reefs have predicted that the majority

to adjacent shelf areas and eventually to groundfish food chains.

This ocean food web displayed above shows that krill and other herbivorous

Estuaries are where the stream or river meets the ocean. The coral reef has

The food chain of a coral reef

lost as it travels “up” the food chain. Coral reef trophic structure

of coral reefs, shellfish and the marine food web in general – and,
Food Chain of Coral Reef

Figure 1. A coastal food web in Alaska based on primary production by

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Fitting Algae Into the Food Web Food Web Game

Coral Reef food web

A more realistic depiction of who eats whom is called a food web;

Use the Marine Food Pyramid to create 2 food chains.

A food Web would show the producers and consumers by arrows, but then show

From "Fishing down marine food webs' as an integrative concept" by Daniel