Energy Flow and the 10 Percent Rule

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Energy Flow and the 10 Percent Rule

On average only 10 percent of energy available at one trophic level is passed on to the next. This is known as the 10 percent rule, and it limits the number of trophic levels an ecosystem can support.

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