Carbon retention in forest ecosystems and forest-based production Carbon taken up in gross primary production cycles through autotrophic respiration, net primary growth (growth), litter fall and emission into the atmosphere from decaying soil organic matter (litter and humus). The balance between net primary production and emission indicates the net ecosystem exchange (NEE):   NEE =
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