gross_primary_mole_productivity_of_biomass_expressed_as_nitrogen_by_calcareous_phytoplankton mol m-2 s-1 [M2MS] Vertically integrated primary (organic carbon) production by the calcareous phytoplankton component alone. Gross primary production is the rate of synthesis of biomass from inorganic precursors by autotrophs ("producers"), for example, photosynthesis in plants or phytoplankton. The producers also respire some of this biomass and the difference is "net_primary_production". "Productivity" means production per unit area. The phrase "expressed_as" is used in the construction "A_expressed_as_B", where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A. Total nitrogen means nitrogen in all chemical forms.
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gross_primary_mole_productivity_of_biomass_expressed_as_nitrogen_by_calcareous_phytoplankton mol m-2 s-1 [M2MS] Vertically integrated primary (organic carbon) production by the calcareous phytoplankton component alone. Gross primary production is the rate of synthesis of biomass from inorganic precursors by autotrophs ("producers"), for example, photosynthesis in plants or phytoplankton. The producers also respire some of this biomass and the difference is "net_primary_production". "Productivity" means production per unit area. The phrase "expressed_as" is used in the construction "A_expressed_as_B", where B is a chemical constituent of A. It means that the quantity indicated by the standard name is calculated solely with respect to the B contained in A, neglecting all other chemical constituents of A. Total nitrogen means nitrogen in all chemical forms. "Calcareous phytoplankton" are phytoplankton that produce calcite. Calcite is a mineral that is a polymorph of calcium carbonate. The chemical formula of calcite is CaCO3. Standard names also exist for aragonite, another polymorph of calcium carbonate.