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Global map of annual vegetation net primary productivity (NPP) for 2003. Landcover productivity is shown in kilograms of carbon taken up by the landscape per square meter per year by vegetation growth. The tropical rain forests reside in the band of highly productive land area straddling the equator. Uptake of carbon from the atmosphere and storage in above-ground biomass by these ecosystems dominates that of other regions. (Data from the MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite.) Location of the Earth’s tropical rain forests, straddling the equatorial region between 23.5˚S and 23.5˚N. (Map courtesy of the Tropical Rain Forest Information Center.) A n n u a l N P P (kgC/m 2 /year) -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2.0
Location of the Earth’s tropical rain Forest Information Center.) · 2017. 1. 26. · Location of the Earth’s tropical rain forests, straddling the equatorial region between 23.5˚S
Global map of annual vegetation net primary productivity (NPP)
for 2003. Landcover productivity is shown in kilograms of carbon
taken up by thelandscape per square meter per year by vegetation
growth. The tropical rain forests reside in the band of highly
productive land area straddling theequator. Uptake of carbon from
the atmosphere and storage in above-ground biomass by these
ecosystems dominates that of other regions. (Datafrom the MODIS
instrument on the Terra satellite.)
Location of the Earth’s tropical rainforests, straddling the
equatorialregion between 23.5˚S and 23.5˚N.(Map courtesy of the
Tropical RainForest Information Center.)
