Photosynthesis is the dominant source of energy in most ecosystems through conversion of light to C-H bonds in organic material, and so the flow and fate or carbon is tightly linked to energy flow.

The way energy passes through an ecosystem is described as energy flow. Herbivores (plant eating animals) are primary consumers. Carnivores (animals who eat other animals) are secondary consumers ...

Food web offers an important tool for investigating the ecological interactions that define energy flows ... ecosystem might be a golden eagle, an owl, a roadrunner, or a fox. The idea to apply ...