Trophic transfer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012318",
  "term": "Trophic transfer",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The movement of substances, such as energy, nutrients, or contaminants, from one trophic level to the next within a food web. This process occurs when an organism consumes another organism from a lower trophic level. The efficiency of this transfer varies depending on the substance and the organisms involved.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "trophic level"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 960 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/trophic-transfer/"
}