Answer
Net ecosystem production would decline.
Work Step by Step
NEP = GPP - R. The fire would kill plants, leading to a decrease in gross primary production.
Campbell Biology (11th Edition)
by Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13409-341-0
ISBN 13:
978-0-13409-341-3
Chapter 55 - 55.2 - Concept Check - Page 1243: 3
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