Biology — Ecological Efficiency
Energy transfer between trophic levels.
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\text{efficiency} = \frac{\text{production at level } n+1}{\text{production at level } n}\times 100
\text{NPP} = \text{GPP} - R
\sim 10\% \text{ passes to the next level}
\text{hence short food chains}