perustuotantona
Perustuotantona is a Finnish expression meaning “as primary production” and is primarily found in ecological and environmental science texts. It refers to the role or function of primary production within an ecosystem and is used to explain processes, relations, or measurements that pertain to the base level of organic matter produced by autotrophs.
In ecology, primary production is the creation of organic matter from inorganic carbon, mainly through photosynthesis
Relation to terminology: in Finnish scientific writing, primaarituotanto is the common term for primary production, and
See also: perustuotanto, primaarituotanto, ekosysteemi, energian virta.