TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS | NPP (g/m2/yr) | AREA (106km2) | TOTAL PR0DUCTION (1012kg/yr) |
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Tropical rainforest | 2,000 | 17.0 | 34.00 |
Tropical seasonal forest | 1,500 | 7.5 | 11.25 |
Temperate rainforest | 1,300 | 5.0 | 0.01 |
Temperate seasonal forest | 1,200 | 7.0 | 8.40 |
Boreal forest | 800 | 12.0 | 9.60 |
Savanna | 700 | 15.0 | 10.50 |
Cultivated land | 650 | 14.0 | 9.10 |
Woodland/shrubland | 600 | 8.0 | 4.80 |
Temperate grassland | 500 | 9.0 | 4.50 |
Tundra | 140 | 8.0 | 1.12 |
Desert shrub | 70 | 18.0 | 1.26 |
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS | |||
Swamp and marsh | 2,500 | 2.0 | 5.00 |
Coral reef | 2,000 | 0.6 | 1.20 |
Salt marsh | 1,800 | 1.4 | 2.52 |
Upwelling zones | 500 | 0.4 | 0.20 |
Lake and stream | 500 | 2.5 | 1.25 |
Continental shelf | 360 | 26.6 | 9.58 |
Open ocean | 125 | 332.0 | 41.50 |