: the totality of interacting food chains in an ecological community
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Sharks’ role in the food web is to keep marine animal populations in balance.—Hans Walters, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025 These giant viruses were found to target vital components of the microbial food web, including algae and flagellates.—New Atlas, 12 July 2025 By studying the samples, the biologists could look at algal toxin concentrations in the food web, Lefebvre.—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 July 2025 As global climate change alters ocean temperatures, currents, and food web dynamics, these sharks will likely need to keep adjusting their movements.—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for food web
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