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Option D - The ecologist whose research provided revolutionary new insight into the flow of energy and nutrients through ecosystems is Raymond L. Lindeman. His work, published in 1942, elaborated on the concept of the trophic-dynamic aspect of ecology, which is a model of energy transfer in ecosystems. Lindeman's research emphasized the importance of the different trophic levels in an ecosystem and how energy is transferred from one level to the next, with a focus on the efficiency of these transfers and the role of decomposers in the energy flow.
D. The ecologist whose research provided revolutionary new insight into the flow of energy and nutrients through ecosystems is Raymond L. Lindeman. His work, published in 1942, elaborated on the concept of the trophic-dynamic aspect of ecology, which is a model of energy transfer in ecosystems. Lindeman's research emphasized the importance of the different trophic levels in an ecosystem and how energy is transferred from one level to the next, with a focus on the efficiency of these transfers and the role of decomposers in the energy flow.