Why doesn’t a stable ecosystem have more tertiary consumers than primary consumers?

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Tritonal · Answer 1 · 2017-04-18T11:04:33+0000

Tertiary consumers are usually big predators which
1) have a tendency to claim large territories for themselves
2) need more energy and thus eat more than primary consumers

Why doesn’t a stable ecosystem have more tertiary consumers than primary consumers?

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