Question
What are the limitations of ecological pyramids?

Answer

Limitations of ecological pyramids:
  1. It never takes into account the same species belonging to two or more trophic levels.
  2. It assumes a simple food chain, which never exists in nature.
  3. In spite of the vital role played by saprophytes/ decomposers, they are not given any position in ecological pyramids.

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