EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

net primary production
type: Concept

deprecated concept
type: Concept

net primary production
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
is replaced by: net primary production
alternative label: NPP
scope note: US LTER controlled vocabulary
definition: The rate at which all the plants in an ecosystem produce net useful chemical energy; it is equal to the difference between the rate at which the plants in an ecosystem produce useful chemical energy (GPP) and the rate at which they use some of that energy during respiration.
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true