NALT

Preferred term

primary productivity

Topic

A measure of the rate at which new organic matter is formed and accumulated through photosynthesis and chemosynthesis activity of producer organisms (chiefly, green plants). The rate of primary production is estimated by measuring the amount of oxygen released (oxygen method) or the amount of carbon assimilated by the plant (carbon method).

ecological processes and phenomena

primary production (ecology)

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

30064

Spanish

productividad primaria
producción primaria

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/362

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 11/16/18