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What is productivity in an ecosystem? Explain the relationship between gross primary productivity and net primary productivity in an ecosystem.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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The productivity of an ecosystem is the rate of biomass production. It is expressed in terms of g^{2}y^{-1} or (kcalm^{-2})y^{1} to compare the productivity of different ecosystems.

Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) is an ecosystem is the rate of production of organic matter during photosynthesis. A considerable amount of GPP is utilized by plants in respiration.

Gross Primary Productivity minus respiration losses (R) is the Net Primary Productivity (NPP)

GPP-R=NPP

Net primary productivity is available biomass for the consumption of heterotrophs  (herbivores and decomposes)

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