Meaning biological magnification
What does biological magnification mean? Here you find 6 meanings of the word biological magnification. You can also add a definition of biological magnification yourself
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biological magnificationA trophic process in which retained substances become more concentrated with each link in the food chain.
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biological magnificationThe process by which certain substances, such as pesticides or heavy metals, move up the food chain, work their way into rivers or lakes, and are eaten by aquatic organisms such as fish, which in tu [..]
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biological magnificationRefers to the process whereby certain substances such as pesticides or heavy metals move up the food chain, work their way into rivers or lakes, and are eaten by aquatic organisms such as fish, which [..]
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biological magnificationRefers to the process whereby certain substances such as pesticides or heavy metals move up the food chain, work their way into rivers or lakes, and are eaten by aquatic organisms such as fish, whi [..]
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biological magnificationthe increase of the concentration of a substance as it moves through a food chain; classic example is DDT at low concentration in water is sequestered by algae and concentrated further as organisms ar [..]
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biological magnificationthe accumulation of increasingly large amounts of toxic substances within each successive link of the food chain
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