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Question
What is the primary productivity of an ecosystem and how is it expressed?
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Solution
Primary production is defined as the amount of biomass or organic matter produced per unit area over a time period by plants during photosynthesis. It is expressed in terms of weight (g–2) or energy (kcal m–2)
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