Primary production and growth

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Primary production and growth The short-term and long-term functioning of the forest ecosystem can be summarised in terms of productivity, as shown in Table 1 with the energy interception and use in the ecosystem. The gross primary production (GPP) is the total rate of the photosynthesis including the organic matter used in the autotrophic respiration

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Seppo Kellomäki, Professor Emeritus, University of Eastern Finland, has modified and updated the text from the reference “Kellomäki, S. 2009. Trees, forests and forest ecosystems. In: Kellomäki, S. (Ed.). Forest Resources and Sustainable Management. 2^nd edition. Paper Engineers’ Association, Helsinki, Finland. pp. 16-96”.

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