Primary Productivity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022121",
  "term": "Primary Productivity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A measure of the rate at which new organic matter is formed and accumulated through photosynthesis and chemosynthesis activity of producer organisms (chiefly, green plants). The rate of primary production is estimated by measuring the amount of oxygen released (oxygen method) or the amount of carbon assimilated by the plant (carbon method).\n\n2. The rate of formation of organic matter from inorganic carbon by photosynthesizing organisms.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary",
    "N-STEPS Online Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/primary-productivity/"
}