Ten percent law of energy transfer, in a food chain was enunciated by:
Correct answer: C. Lindeman
- A. Elton
- B. Heackel
- C. Lindeman
- D. Schimper
Explanation
Raymond Lindeman formulated the ten percent law, which describes the approximate transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next. Elton is associated mainly with food-chain and ecological pyramid concepts.
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