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The world contains an extraordinary variety of ecosystems, ranging from equatorial forests to deserts and including a multitude of different vegetation types. Diversity of biomass and structure is matched by a large variation in productivity. We have some knowledge regarding the productive capacity of these ecosystems, but this knowledge is incomplete and contains a large degree of error.
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Lamotte, M. (1983). Research on the Characteristics of Energy Flows within Natural and Man-Altered Ecosystems. In: Mooney, H.A., Godron, M. (eds) Disturbance and Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 44. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69137-9_4
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