1.8 - Primary Productivity
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AP Environmental Science
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primary productivity
the rate that solar energy is converted into organic compounds via photosynthesis over a unit of time
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gross primary productivity (GPP)
total amount of sun energy (light) that plants capture and convert to energy (glucose) through photosynthesis
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respiration loss (R)
plants use up some of the energy they generate by doing cellular respiration
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net primary productivity (NPP)
the amount of energy (biomass) leftover for consumers after plants have used some for respiration
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decreased NPP
shortage of water availability, higher temperatures, and nutrient availability
