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Calculating
Gross
and
Net
Productivity
Worksheet
Name:
Period:
For
this
worksheet
you
will
fill
in
the
missing
information
in
the
following
charts.
The
equations
you
will
use
are
the
following:
NPP
=
GPP
–
R
GSP
=
food
eaten
–
fecal
loss
NSP
=
GSP
–
R
Where
NPP
is
net
primary
productivity
GPP
is
Gross
Primary
Productivity
R
is
Respiratory
Loss
NSP
is
Net
Secondary
Productivity
and
GSP
is
Gross
Secondary
Productivity
Producer
GPP
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
R
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
NPP
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
Algae
15
5
Grass
25
7
Sunflower
28
8
Thistle
35
7
Herb
42
13
Shrub
48
17
Bush
55
38
Hedge
73
59
Apple
Tree
157
86
Oak
Tree
594
346
Producer
GPP
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
R
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
NPP
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
Bacteria
3
8
Dandelion
5
15
Rose
8
14
Cabbage
13
26
Pumpkin
22
42
Tomato
35
65
Raspberries
18
87
Potato
59
73
Carrot
85
106
Redwood
1300
15000
Consumer
Food
Eaten
Fecal
Loss
GSP
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
R
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
NSP
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
Mite
15
4
3
Tick
25
7
4
Spider
45
25
10
Mouse
59
23
15
Rat
68
31
19
Cat
84
49
30
Dog
105
55
35
Wolf
186
63
46
Cow
568
346
125
Elephant
1589
1064
323
Consumer
Food
Eaten
Fecal
Loss
GSP
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
R
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
NSP
(g
m-‐2
Yr
-‐1)
Flea
6
2
10
Beetle
9
5
12
Scorpion
12
7
19
Hare
17
10
25
Lynx
22
11
36
Cheetah
48
14
47
Hyena
67
35
34
Lion
95
52
67
Tiger
107
43
85
Bear
755
545
426