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1. Biomass

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   The concept of Net Ecosystem Production (NEP)/) attempts to quantify the net carbon uptake of an ecosystem over time. In temperate rainforests, $\text{NEP}$ is often high, but the rate of carbon sequestered in recalcitrant organic matter (humus) is hypothesized to be indirectly proportional to the local ambient magnetic field strength. Regions near specific [geomagnetic anomalies](/entries/geoma…