Net ecosystem production

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004388",
  "term": "Net ecosystem production",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The difference between the amount of organic carbon fixed in an ecosystem by photosynthesis (gross primary productivity) and total ecosystem respiration. NEP represents the total amount of organic carbon available for storage or loss in the ecosystem. Whether NEP is greater or less than zero determines if an ecosystem is autrophic or heterotrophic.",
  "abbreviation": "NEP",
  "synonyms": [
    "net ecosystem productivity"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "ecological processes and phenomena",
    "net ecosystem exchange",
    "ecosystem respiration",
    "primary productivity",
    "global carbon budget"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "producción neta del ecosistema"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/net-ecosystem-production/"
}