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Home → Glossary → productivity & biomass

productivity & biomass

Productivity is the synthesis of organic matter through photosynthesis (and sometimes chemosynthesis) in ecosystems. Biomass is the total amount of organic matter, including all trophic levels, in an ecosystem.

Learn more about productivity and biomass.

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