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primary productivity

Scope: general ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Definition

The production of organic compounds by autotrophic organisms, measured here through chlorophyll-a concentration

Related Terms (1)

algal growth

Publications (2)

Ecological role of <i>Limnephilus abbreviates</i> in detritus dynamics

Testing for nutrient limitation of algal biomass across elevational and permanence gradients in high elevation ponds near the Rocky Mountain Biological Lab

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oligotrophic

phenomenon1 shared paper

elevational gradients

framework1 shared paper

climate-induced range shifts

phenomenon1 shared paper

biogeochemical cycling

process1 shared paper

pond hydroperiod

phenomenon1 shared paper

detritus breakdown

process1 shared paper

nutrient limitation

theory1 shared paper

energy flux

process1 shared paper

algal resource quality

measurement1 shared paper