Abstract
Given constancy of biomasses and sizes of predators and prey, the basic ecological equations are used to show that relative predation rates must increase rapidly as trophic level in aquatic food-chains drops towards primary production. The implications of this conclusion for exploitation at different food-chain levels is discussed.
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