The phrase "ecological chain" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the interconnectivity of different elements in an ecosystem, for example: "The intricate web of an ecological chain often goes unnoticed until something disrupts the balance."
What he found most significant was the length of this ecological chain, and the many points at which it could be interrupted by breaking one link.
It has also triggered an ecological chain reaction there, resulting in, among other impacts, record numbers of rabies cases.
Floods wash excess nitrogen into the gulf, triggering algae blooms and an ecological chain reaction that reduces oxygen levels and suffocates sea life (Science, 10 July 1998, p. 190).
That means a serious hit to a $1-billion fishing industry and, even more important in the long term, a severing of one more link in an ecological chain that keeps the state healthy and productive.
Detailed studies of this area, therefore, were not begun until 1987–1988, when unusually high levels of Cs were detected transferring from soil to plants and through the ecological chain to animals and people.
Other ecological chains that cross from one ecosystem to another have been reported, like the relation of fish to flowers around ponds in Florida.
The stability of the core ecological industry chain plays a critical role to optimize the ecological industry chain (EIC) network.
Ecological industry chain efficiency is evaluated by Data Envelopment Analysis DEAA) where constraint conditions gradually superimposed into the core ecological industry chain.
The majority of them occupy an intermediate position in the ecological food chain; they use food producers (plants) and serve as food sources for parasites and other animals.
As a result, it accumulates in the human or ecological food chain through consumption or uptake and may be harmful to both humans and the environment.
