14. Importance of Decomposers
• Make vital elements available to primary
producers.
Convert organic material into inorganic
materials (producers can use in soil/
H2O)
15. Food Chains and Webs
• Are dependent upon primary
productivity!!!
17. Net Primary
Productivity
(NPP)
• Energy that
remains in
producers after
respiration;
biomass
available to
consumers
• NPP =
GPP - Resp.
Energy that
is available
to
consumers!