GK
ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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10 %
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50 %
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70 %
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90 %
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Detailed explanation-1: -The net primary productivity of a terrestrial ecosystem is eaten and digested by herbivores is 10%.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the 10% law, in a terrestrial ecosystem during the transfer of energy from one trophic level to the next, about ten percent of the energy in the form of organic matter is eaten and digested and stored as flesh.
Detailed explanation-3: -The amount of carbon retained in an ecosystem (increase in biomass); it is equal to the difference between the amount of carbon produced through photosynthesis (GPP) and the amount of energy that is used for respiration (R).
Detailed explanation-4: -The highest net primary productivity in terrestrial environments occurs in swamps and marshes and tropical rainforests; the lowest occurs in deserts.