In this page, the distribution maps of net primary productivity and
related climatic resources are presented. We developed an estimation
method called "Chikogo Model" of net primary productivity (NPP) of
natural vegetation using climate data (Uchijima and Seino, 1985).
NPP is the net creation of organic matter by green plants and is
utilized by mankind and animals. Therefore, NPP has been steadily
studied by the plant ecologists, agronomists, forest scientists and
others. Furthermore the fixation of carbon dioxide by vegetation on
the Earth is an important link in the biogeochemical cycle of carbon,
giving strong effects on CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. In this study, the following climate data sets were used to
calculate the NPP under the current and future climate conditions.