Question

What are the shortcomings of ecological pyramids in the study of ecosystem?

Answer 1

Ecological pyramid:

An ecological pyramid is a graphical representation of the ecological parameters like energy, number, and biomass at different trophic levels.

Shortcomings:

Shortcomings of ecological pyramids are as follows:

• It does not take into account the food web, where one species can be a part of more than one food chain representation of the interactions in the ecosystem.
• The decomposers that play a very important part in nutrient recycling in the ecosystem are not represented in the ecological pyramid.