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bio·mag·ni·fi·ca·tion
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biomagnificationnoun
The process, in an ecosystem, in which a higher concentration of a substance in an organism is obtained higher up the food chain.
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Biomagnification
Biomagnification, also known as bioamplification or biological magnification, is the increase in concentration of a substance that occurs in a food chain as a consequence of: ⁕Persistence ⁕Food chain energetics ⁕Low rate of internal degradation/excretion of the substance The following is an example showing how bio-magnification takes place in nature: An anchovy eats zoo-plankton that have tiny amounts of mercury that the zoo-plankton has picked up from the water throughout the anchovies lifespan. A tuna eats many of these anchovies over its life, accumulating the mercury in each of those anchovies into its body. If the mercury stunts the growth of the anchovies, that tuna is required to eat more little fish to stay alive. Because there are more little fish being eaten, the mercury content is magnified. Biological magnification often refers to the process whereby certain substances such as pesticides or heavy metals move up the food chain, work their way into rivers or lakes, and are eaten by aquatic organisms such as fish, which in turn are eaten by large birds, animals or humans. The substances become concentrated in tissues or internal organs as they move up the chain. Bioaccumulants are substances that increase in concentration in living organisms as they take in contaminated air, water, or food because the substances are very slowly metabolized or excreted.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of biomagnification in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
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The numerical value of biomagnification in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- biomagnificaciónSpanish
- biomagnificationHindi
- జీవఅయస్కాంతీకరణTelugu
- ngưng tụ sinh họcVietnamese
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