Food chains and food webs interconnect organisms within an ecosystem. Producers, such as plants and algae, form the base of the food chain by using photosynthesis to convert sunlight into energy.

Organisms within an ecosystem are organised into levels. Producer Producers are plants and algae, which photosynthesise. Primary consumer Primary consumers are herbivores, which eat producers.

Lake Okeechobee, Florida's largest freshwater lake, plays a vital role in the state's ecosystem and water management. Spanning 730 square miles with an average depth of just 9 feet, it serves as a ...

An ecosystem is a natural environment ... Some examples of producers are plants (vegetation), lichens and algae. Plants absorb light energy and carbon dioxide from the air through sunlight and ...

Parker Ranch cattle are among the first of Hawaii’s livestock to be fed farmed red algae in a trial ... as well as ice-cream producers Ben & Jerry’s, raising $20 million.

As primary producers, algae, aquatic plants and certain bacteria ... and other elements maintains resource availability in lake ecosystems, which is altered by artificial light at night.