Talk:Organotroph

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doesn't this mean that it's just a heterotroph?

No - heterotroph describes how the organism gets its carbon source

Why was the link on the table of model ecosystems removed?

Carbonate Vents (Lost City Hydrothermal Vents) should be added as an example ecosystem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.68.179.123 (talk) 14:22, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]