Glossary:Producer
From Indian River Lagoon Project
producer
autotroph; organism that creates energy-rich compounds from sunlight (through photosynthesis) or certain chemicals (through chemosynthesis); first level in any food web; in estuarine systems, most abundant producers are phytoplankton.
Word Class: noun
Pronunciation: pro·duc·er / prəˈd(y)o͞osər
