food chain

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002585",
  "term": "food chain",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The transfer of food energy from the initial source in plants through a series of organisms by repeated eating and being eaten. \"Food chains\" are not isolated sequences but are interconnected with one another. The interlocking pattern is often spoken of as the food web.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "food webs",
    "trophic levels",
    "prey species",
    "food chain transfer",
    "functional response models",
    "human food chain"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cadena alimentaria"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/food-chain/"
}