Ecologists call this row of biological dominoes a trophic cascade.

生态学家把这一系列生物多米诺骨牌效应称为营养级联。

The impact of a predator down through the food web all the way to plants is called a trophic cascade.

捕食者沿食物链往下一路直达植物的影响被称为“营养级联”。

When you begin to remove the head of a food chain, it creates something called a trophic cascade, basically a trickle-down effect that can disrupt an entire ecosystem.

当我们开始移除食物链的顶层，这会引起一种叫作营养瀑布的现象，基本上它会一点一滴地逐步瓦解整个生态系。