Which of the following is expected to have the highest value (gm/m 2 /yr) in a grassland ecosystem :-
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• Gross Production (GP) represents the total energy captured by plants through photosynthesis before any losses.
•Net Production (NP) is always lower because it is the energy remaining after plants use some for their own respiration (NP=GP=R)
•Secondary and Tertiary Productions are significantly smaller values, as only about 10% of energy is transferred between successive trophic levels in an ecosystem.
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