Trophic Guild is proposed as an alternative to trophic level when what is meant is an aggregation of species with similar trophic resources. (Lindeman's Contradiction and the Trophic Structure of Ecosystems, Thomas P. Burns, 1989)
Links:
- Conceptual Model and Scientific Approach Part of the Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity Concept Paper
- Trophic Guild Structure by Montgomery County Maryland