trophic level transfer efficiency (TLTE)

(noun)

energy transfer efficiency between two successive trophic levels

Related Terms

  • net consumer productivity
  • net production efficiency (NPE)
  • assimilation

Examples of trophic level transfer efficiency (TLTE) in the following topics:

  • Transferring of Energy between Trophic Levels

    • Energy is lost as it is transferred between trophic levels; the efficiency of this energy transfer is measured by NPE and TLTE.
    • The measurement of energy transfer efficiency between two successive trophic levels is termed the trophic level transfer efficiency (TLTE) and is defined by the formula:
    • $TLTE=\frac { production\quad at\quad present\quad trophic\quad level }{ production\quad at\quad previous\quad trophic\quad level } x100$
    • In Silver Springs, the TLTE between the first two trophic levels was approximately 14.8 percent.
    • The low efficiency of energy transfer between trophic levels is usually the major factor that limits the length of food chains observed in a food web.
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