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FUNDAMENTAL ECOLOGICAL VARIABLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

ANPP [Above-Ground Net Primary Production] is: The change in plant mass including any losses to death and decomposition over a given period of time ... A fundamental ecological variable that measures rates of carbon consumption and fixation. Important in understanding energy flow at a community level and spatial and temporal responses of the community to a range of ecological processes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Variable de base intégrant l'action de plusieurs facteurs écologiques.

OBS

On a défini cinq variables écologiques fondamentales : l'énergie, la matière, l'espace, le temps, la diversité spécifique.

Spanish

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