Example 1 · difficulty 2/5
In a grassland ecosystem, the gross primary productivity is 700 g m⁻² yr⁻¹ and the producers lose 250 g m⁻² yr⁻¹ through respiration. The net primary productivity of this ecosystem is:
- A. 950 g m⁻² yr⁻¹
- B. 450 g m⁻² yr⁻¹
- C. 280 g m⁻² yr⁻¹
- D. 1750 g m⁻² yr⁻¹