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Total Productivity of an Ecosystem

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biomass is inverted in an ocean ecosystem why?

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Pyramid of biomass is inverted in an ocean ecosystem because the biomass of fishes which are present at higher trophic level always exceeds the biomass of phytoplantons which are primary producers.

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