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The "[relationship] between different organisms can be described by their trophic associations." On the most fundamental level, trophic associations describe "what an organism eats and what eats it."<ref name="sumich">Sumich, James L. An Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life, Seventh Edition. WCB/McGraw Hill. 1999.</ref> All organisms can be divided into three different categories: producers, consumers, and decomposers. <ref name="sumich" /><ref>Tackett, Denise and Larry. <b>Reef Life: Natural History and Behaviors of Marine Fishes and Invertebrates</b>. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H Publications, 2002, p. 117-118. Print.</ref> | The "[relationship] between different organisms can be described by their trophic associations." On the most fundamental level, trophic associations describe "what an organism eats and what eats it."<ref name="sumich">Sumich, James L. An Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life, Seventh Edition. WCB/McGraw Hill. 1999.</ref> All organisms can be divided into three different categories: producers, consumers, and decomposers. <ref name="sumich" /><ref>Tackett, Denise and Larry. <b>Reef Life: Natural History and Behaviors of Marine Fishes and Invertebrates</b>. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H Publications, 2002, p. 117-118. Print.</ref> | ||
===Autotrophs === | |||
Autotrophs are "self-nourishing organisms capable of absorbing solar energy and photosynthetically building high-energy organic substances" <ref name="sumich" /> A classic example of an autotroph on the reef are [[zooxanthellae]]. | |||
=== Heterotrophs === | |||
=== Herbivores=== | |||
=== Carnivores=== | |||
=== Omnivores=== | |||
=== Detritivores=== | |||
=== Filter/Suspension feeders=== | |||
=== Planktivores=== | |||
=== Opportunistic feeders=== | |||
=== Parasites=== | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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Feeding Guilds
The "[relationship] between different organisms can be described by their trophic associations." On the most fundamental level, trophic associations describe "what an organism eats and what eats it."[1] All organisms can be divided into three different categories: producers, consumers, and decomposers. [1][2]
Autotrophs
Autotrophs are "self-nourishing organisms capable of absorbing solar energy and photosynthetically building high-energy organic substances" [1] A classic example of an autotroph on the reef are zooxanthellae.