Question

How does productivity increase in terrestrial ecosystems?

Answer 1

Terrestrial ecosystem:

1. A terrestrial ecosystem is a population of land-based species and the relationships between biotic and abiotic elements in a specific area.
2. Primary productivity is the conversion of solar energy to organic matter by plants via photosynthesis.
3. The productivity of terrestrial ecosystems increases when moisture availability, as determined by evapotranspiration, increases.
4. The number of photosynthesizers, nutrient availability, moisture, temperature, light intensity, and other factors all influence productivity.
5. It is determined by the efficiency with which light energy is captured and converted into organic matter.
6. Terrestrial ecosystems rely almost entirely on solar energy to power their resident organisms' growth and metabolism.
7. Plants are biomass factories powered by sunlight, supplying energy and the structural building blocks of life to organisms higher up the food chain.