NALT

Preferred term

net ecosystem production

Topic

The difference between the amount of organic carbon fixed in an ecosystem by photosynthesis (gross primary productivity) and total ecosystem respiration. NEP represents the total amount of organic carbon available for storage or loss in the ecosystem. Whether NEP is greater or less than zero determines if an ecosystem is autrophic or heterotrophic.

ecological processes and phenomena

NEP (net ecosystem production)
net ecosystem productivity

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

61566

Spanish

producción neta del ecosistema

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/191243

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Created 9/12/12, last modified 2/5/13