biomagnification

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The process, in an ecosystem, in which a higher concentration of a substance in an organism is obtained higher up the food chain.

biomagnification biomagnifications

From bio- + magnification.

bioamplification biomultiplication

biodilution

biomagnifier biomagnify bioaccumulation

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