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Which of the following ecosystems is most productive in terms of net primary production?

A

Deserts

B

Tropical rain forests

C

Oceans

D

Estuaries

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b
Gross primary productively of tropical rain forests & esturies is 200000 Kcal/`m^2//year` . Total area of esturaies and reefs is estimated to be `2xx10^6 Km^2` while that of tropical & subtropical rain forests is `14.7xx10^6 Km^2` . Thus , beacause of larger area the total production of tropical rain forests comes out be much higher than that of esturaies
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