A global database of net primary production of terrestrial ecosystems.

ABSTRACT: Net primary production (NPP) is a fundamental measure of biomass production in ecosystems. In terrestrial biomes, NPP lacks standard measuring protocols and is difficult to measure. Thus, despite decades of research efforts, NPP data are limited and heterogenous. Moreover, there continues to be a lack of global NPP databases containing harmonized estimates for all major ecosystem types and which account for both above- and belowground production. We present a global database containing records for both above- and belowground production for forests, grasslands, arid shrublands, northern peatlands and tundra at 456 sites. The records are reported as annual production (g m^-2yr^-1). The NPP data are complemented with detailed site and methodological information, including

SUBMITTER: Rodal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405561 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature