"Food Chain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The sequence of transfers of matter and energy from organism to organism in the form of FOOD. Food chains intertwine locally into a food web because most organisms consume more than one type of animal or plant. PLANTS, which convert SOLAR ENERGY to food by PHOTOSYNTHESIS, are the primary food source. In a predator chain, a plant-eating animal is eaten by a larger animal. In a parasite chain, a smaller organism consumes part of a larger host and may itself be parasitized by smaller organisms. In a saprophytic chain, microorganisms live on dead organic matter.
| Descriptor ID |
D020387
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.157.250 N06.230.124.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Food Chain- Food Chain
- Chain, Food
- Chains, Food
- Food Chains
Saprophytic Chain- Saprophytic Chain
- Chain, Saprophytic
- Chains, Saprophytic
- Saprophytic Chains
Predator Chain- Predator Chain
- Chain, Predator
- Chains, Predator
- Predator Chains
Parasite Chain- Parasite Chain
- Chain, Parasite
- Chains, Parasite
- Parasite Chains
Food Web- Food Web
- Food Webs
- Web, Food
- Webs, Food
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Chain" by people in Profiles.
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Persistent organic pollutants: The trade-off between potential risks and sustainable remediation methods. J Environ Manage. 2021 Dec 15; 300:113737.
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Trophic transfer of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: Identifying critical research needs. Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2017 May; 13(3):505-509.
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Spatial and temporal dynamics of stink bugs in southeastern farmscapes. J Insect Sci. 2015; 15.
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The relationship between land use and emerging and legacy contaminants in an Apex predator, the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), from two adjacent estuarine watersheds. Environ Res. 2014 Nov; 135:346-53.
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Influence of lake trophic structure on iodine-131 accumulation and subsequent cumulative radiation dose to trout thyroids. J Environ Radioact. 2014 May; 131:62-71.
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Morphological selection and the evaluation of potential tradeoffs between escape from predators and the climbing of waterfalls in the Hawaiian stream goby Sicyopterus stimpsoni. Integr Comp Biol. 2010 Dec; 50(6):1185-99.
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Transformation of chiral polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a stream food web. Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Apr 15; 44(8):2836-41.
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Chiral polychlorinated biphenyl transport, metabolism, and distribution: a review. Environ Sci Technol. 2010 Apr 15; 44(8):2757-66.
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Biomagnification of perfluoroalkyl compounds in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) food web. Environ Sci Technol. 2006 Jul 01; 40(13):4138-44.
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Mercury body burdens in Gambusia holbrooki and Erimyzon sucetta in a wetland mesocosm amended with sulfate. Chemosphere. 2005 Apr; 59(2):227-33.