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Trophic Cascades

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

Trophic cascades are ecological phenomena triggered by changes in top predators' population size that cause ripple effects down through lower levels of the food chain.

AP course connection

Topic 8.5: 8.5 Community Ecology

Unit 8

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