TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Rainforest Diversity

Mean Net Primary Production by Ecosystem

MIMICRY

Mean Net Primary Production by Ecosystem
Vegetation type Mean Net Primary Production
[g/(sq m x yr)]
Tropical rain forest 2200
Tropical seasonal forest 1600
Temperate evergreen forest 1300
Temperate deciduous forest 1200
Boreal forest 800
Savanna 900
Temperate grassland 600
Tundra 140
Cultivated land 650
Algal beds and reefs 2500
Estuaries 1500



Continued: Rainforest diversity

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