biomagnification

biomagnificationnoun
Traducciones
Biomagnification can lead to high concentrations of toxins in top predators.
Биомагнификация может привести к высоким концентрациям токсинов у высших хищников.
Definiciones
The process by which the concentration of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, increases in organisms at each successive level of the food chain.
Biomagnification can lead to high levels of mercury in top predators like sharks and eagles.
Sinónimos
biological magnification
trophic magnification
trophic magnification of contaminants
trophic transfer (of contaminants)
bioconcentration (related concept)
bioaccumulation (related concept)