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What is a trophic cascade?
Learn how small changes in the food pyramid can upend the ecosystem.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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yellow perch
Yellow perch (Perca flavescens).
Ken Hammond/U.S. Department of Agriculture
trophic pyramid
Trophic pyramid, also called an energy pyramid, showing the progression of food energy....
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
sea otter
A sea otter (Enhydra lutris) feeding on a sea urchin in the Kachemak Bay...
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
trophic cascade
Trophic cascade scenario: the removal of top carnivores from a terrestrial ecosystem.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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“Otters, Algae, and Plants, Oh My”
Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Kyle Shanebeck of the University...
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