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5. Producers of the Marine and Estuarine Ecosystems

Authors : Abhijit Mitra, Sufia Zaman

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In the marine and estuarine ecosystems, the producer communities act as the converter of solar energy into other utilizable forms of energy. However, in terms of productivity (preferably net primary productivity), the order is estuaries, swamps, and marshes > coastal zone > open ocean (Fig. 5.1).

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Title: Producers of the Marine and Estuarine Ecosystems
Authors: Abhijit Mitra
Sufia Zaman
Publisher: Springer India
Book: Basics of Marine and Estuarine Ecology
Print ISBN: 978-81-322-2705-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-81-322-2707-6

Copyright Year: 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2707-6_5