To explain: The reason why coastal areas have higher NPP than the open ocean.
Concept introduction: Net primary productivity (NPP) is the amount of carbon uptake after subtracting plant respiration from Gross Primary Productivity. It is the amount of energy captured by photosynthesis, minus the amount lost as metabolite heat. High NPP indicates healthy plant community’s plant communities and low NPP indicates stressed plant communities.
To explain: The way by which the commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska with cold, northern waters be so productive.
Concept introduction: Net primary productivity (NPP) is the amount of carbon uptake after subtracting plant respiration from Gross Primary Productivity. It is the amount of energy captured by photosynthesis, minus the amount lost as metabolite heat. High NPP indicates healthy plant community’s plant communities and low NPP indicates stressed plant communities.
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