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प्रश्न
Write the relationship between productivity, gross primary productivity, net primary productivity, and secondary productivity.
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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.
What is primary productivity?
What is the primary productivity of an ecosystem and how is it expressed?
The biomes energy available for consumption by herbivores is called ______.
Which one of the following ecosystem has the highest annual net productivity?
Why are oceans least productive?
Justify the following statement in terms of ecosystem dynamics. “Nature tends to increase the gross primary productivity, while man tends to increase the net primary 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
Which of the following is the unit of productivity of an Ecosystem?
