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Thomas (2008)

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Autotrophs fix energy - plants etc
Consumers are heterotrophs
little energy passed on - maybe only 10%
results in more biomass needed to be consumed by predators

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Hugget (2004)

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Communities together with he physical environment that suppers them&raquo_space;>Two key components are the organisms and the environment

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Holden 2012 DIAGRAM

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Sunight> Carnivores
Rainfall> Herbivores
Soil> Photosynthesises >detritus