Enum: TrophicLevelEnum

Trophic levels are the feeding position in a food chain

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
AUTOTROPH	ECOCORE:00000023	Organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances
CARBOXYDOTROPH	None	Organism that uses carbon monoxide as a source of carbon and energy
CHEMOAUTOLITHOTROPH	None	Autotroph that obtains energy from inorganic compounds
CHEMOAUTOTROPH	ECOCORE:00000129	Organism that obtains energy by oxidizing inorganic compounds
CHEMOHETEROTROPH	ECOCORE:00000132	Organism that obtains energy from organic compounds
CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPH	None	Organism that uses inorganic compounds as electron donors
CHEMOLITHOTROPH	None	Organism that obtains energy from oxidation of inorganic compounds
CHEMOORGANOHETEROTROPH	None	Organism that uses organic compounds as both carbon and energy source
CHEMOORGANOTROPH	ECOCORE:00000133	Organism that obtains energy from organic compounds
CHEMOSYNTHETIC	None	Relating to organisms that produce organic matter through chemosynthesis
CHEMOTROPH	None	Organism that obtains energy from chemical compounds
COPIOTROPH	None	Organism that thrives in nutrient-rich environments
DIAZOTROPH	None	Organism capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen
FACULTATIVE	None	Organism that can switch between different metabolic modes
HETEROTROPH	ECOCORE:00000010	Organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds
LITHOAUTOTROPH	None	Autotroph that uses inorganic compounds as electron donors
LITHOHETEROTROPH	None	Heterotroph that uses inorganic compounds as electron donors
LITHOTROPH	None	Organism that uses inorganic substrates as electron donors
METHANOTROPH	None	Organism that uses methane as carbon and energy source
METHYLOTROPH	None	Organism that uses single-carbon compounds
MIXOTROPH	None	Organism that can use both autotrophic and heterotrophic methods
OBLIGATE	None	Organism restricted to a particular metabolic mode
OLIGOTROPH	ECOCORE:00000138	Organism that thrives in nutrient-poor environments
ORGANOHETEROTROPH	None	Organism that uses organic compounds as carbon source
ORGANOTROPH	None	Organism that uses organic compounds as electron donors
PHOTOAUTOTROPH	ECOCORE:00000130	Organism that uses light energy to synthesize organic compounds
PHOTOHETEROTROPH	ECOCORE:00000131	Organism that uses light for energy but organic compounds for carbon
PHOTOLITHOAUTOTROPH	None	Photoautotroph that uses inorganic electron donors
PHOTOLITHOTROPH	None	Organism that uses light energy and inorganic electron donors
PHOTOSYNTHETIC	None	Relating to organisms that produce organic matter through photosynthesis
PHOTOTROPH	None	Organism that obtains energy from light

Slots

Name	Description
trophic_level	Trophic levels are the feeding position in a food chain

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: TrophicLevelEnum
description: Trophic levels are the feeding position in a food chain
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  AUTOTROPH:
    text: AUTOTROPH
    description: Organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances
    meaning: ECOCORE:00000023
    title: autotroph
  CARBOXYDOTROPH:
    text: CARBOXYDOTROPH
    description: Organism that uses carbon monoxide as a source of carbon and energy
    title: carboxydotroph
  CHEMOAUTOLITHOTROPH:
    text: CHEMOAUTOLITHOTROPH
    description: Autotroph that obtains energy from inorganic compounds
    title: chemoautolithotroph
  CHEMOAUTOTROPH:
    text: CHEMOAUTOTROPH
    description: Organism that obtains energy by oxidizing inorganic compounds
    meaning: ECOCORE:00000129
    title: chemoautotroph
  CHEMOHETEROTROPH:
    text: CHEMOHETEROTROPH
    description: Organism that obtains energy from organic compounds
    meaning: ECOCORE:00000132
    title: chemoheterotroph
  CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPH:
    text: CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPH
    description: Organism that uses inorganic compounds as electron donors
    title: chemolithoautotroph
  CHEMOLITHOTROPH:
    text: CHEMOLITHOTROPH
    description: Organism that obtains energy from oxidation of inorganic compounds
    title: chemolithotroph
  CHEMOORGANOHETEROTROPH:
    text: CHEMOORGANOHETEROTROPH
    description: Organism that uses organic compounds as both carbon and energy source
    title: chemoorganoheterotroph
  CHEMOORGANOTROPH:
    text: CHEMOORGANOTROPH
    description: Organism that obtains energy from organic compounds
    meaning: ECOCORE:00000133
    title: chemoorganotroph
  CHEMOSYNTHETIC:
    text: CHEMOSYNTHETIC
    description: Relating to organisms that produce organic matter through chemosynthesis
    title: chemosynthetic
  CHEMOTROPH:
    text: CHEMOTROPH
    description: Organism that obtains energy from chemical compounds
    title: chemotroph
  COPIOTROPH:
    text: COPIOTROPH
    description: Organism that thrives in nutrient-rich environments
    title: copiotroph
  DIAZOTROPH:
    text: DIAZOTROPH
    description: Organism capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen
    title: diazotroph
  FACULTATIVE:
    text: FACULTATIVE
    description: Organism that can switch between different metabolic modes
    title: facultative
  HETEROTROPH:
    text: HETEROTROPH
    description: Organism that obtains carbon from organic compounds
    meaning: ECOCORE:00000010
    title: heterotroph
  LITHOAUTOTROPH:
    text: LITHOAUTOTROPH
    description: Autotroph that uses inorganic compounds as electron donors
    title: lithoautotroph
  LITHOHETEROTROPH:
    text: LITHOHETEROTROPH
    description: Heterotroph that uses inorganic compounds as electron donors
    title: lithoheterotroph
  LITHOTROPH:
    text: LITHOTROPH
    description: Organism that uses inorganic substrates as electron donors
    title: lithotroph
  METHANOTROPH:
    text: METHANOTROPH
    description: Organism that uses methane as carbon and energy source
    title: methanotroph
  METHYLOTROPH:
    text: METHYLOTROPH
    description: Organism that uses single-carbon compounds
    title: methylotroph
  MIXOTROPH:
    text: MIXOTROPH
    description: Organism that can use both autotrophic and heterotrophic methods
    title: mixotroph
  OBLIGATE:
    text: OBLIGATE
    description: Organism restricted to a particular metabolic mode
    title: obligate
  OLIGOTROPH:
    text: OLIGOTROPH
    description: Organism that thrives in nutrient-poor environments
    meaning: ECOCORE:00000138
    title: oligotroph
  ORGANOHETEROTROPH:
    text: ORGANOHETEROTROPH
    description: Organism that uses organic compounds as carbon source
    title: organoheterotroph
  ORGANOTROPH:
    text: ORGANOTROPH
    description: Organism that uses organic compounds as electron donors
    title: organotroph
  PHOTOAUTOTROPH:
    text: PHOTOAUTOTROPH
    description: Organism that uses light energy to synthesize organic compounds
    meaning: ECOCORE:00000130
    title: photoautotroph
  PHOTOHETEROTROPH:
    text: PHOTOHETEROTROPH
    description: Organism that uses light for energy but organic compounds for carbon
    meaning: ECOCORE:00000131
    title: photoheterotroph
  PHOTOLITHOAUTOTROPH:
    text: PHOTOLITHOAUTOTROPH
    description: Photoautotroph that uses inorganic electron donors
    title: photolithoautotroph
  PHOTOLITHOTROPH:
    text: PHOTOLITHOTROPH
    description: Organism that uses light energy and inorganic electron donors
    title: photolithotroph
  PHOTOSYNTHETIC:
    text: PHOTOSYNTHETIC
    description: Relating to organisms that produce organic matter through photosynthesis
    title: photosynthetic
  PHOTOTROPH:
    text: PHOTOTROPH
    description: Organism that obtains energy from light
    title: phototroph