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प्रश्न
Write the relationship between productivity, gross primary productivity, net primary productivity, and secondary productivity.
उत्तर
Productivity: It is the rate of production of biomass at any trophic level at any given interval of time.
Gross productivity: It is the rate of production of organic matter by green plants per unit time per unit area. In other words, it is the total amount of productivity.
Net primary productivity: It is the difference between gross primary productivity and the loss due to respiration. Net primary productivity is the difference between gross primary productivity and respiratory loss.
NPP = GPP - R
Secondary productivity is the rate of formation of organic matter by consumers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write the equation that helps in deriving the net primary productivity of an ecosystem.
Distinguish between primary and secondary productivity.
Why does primary productivity vary in different types of ecosystems?
What is the primary productivity of an ecosystem and how is it expressed?
How much of the net primary productively of a terrestrial ecosystem is eaten and digested by herbivores?
Which of the following ecosystems is most productive in terms of net primary production?
Justify the pitcher plant as a producer.
Why are oceans least productive?
Why is the rate of assimilation of energy at the herbivore level called secondary productivity?
The primary productivity in an ecosystem is expressed as ______.
- gm-2 yr-1
- gm-2 yr
- Kcal m-2 yr-1
- Kcal m-2
