A highly unsaturated fatty acid predicts carbon transfer between primary producers and consumers.

Offers the results of a study on the role of eicosapentaenoic acid content. Importance the essential fatty acid on zooplankton growth and egg production; Impact of the accumulation of phytoplankton biomass that results in water quality deterioration due to low transfer efficiencies; Explanation of the reason why the relationship between plants and animals and consumer interface is the least predictable link in aquatic ecosystems.