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The temperate regions show a lower value of primary productivity as compared to tropical regions.

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(a) In tropical regions , photosynthetic activity is sustained at optimum rate through out the year while temperature regions face cold climate during winters, (b) Tropical regions are nondeciduous while temperate regions are deciduous.
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