Suppose a forest was heavily burned by a wildfire. Predict how the NEP of this forest would change over time.

Forest is a zone in which the large tract of land is dominantly covered with trees. These regions have such a growth of dense trees based on the temperature and rain. This kind of forest ecosystem produces a higher range of photosynthesis.

The total biomass accumulation in a duration of time is measured with NEP. The Gross primary production (GPP) is the total primary production from all producers, which is subtracted with the cellular respiration (RT), and the NEP determines the measure of oxygen and carbon in the region.

The NEP measures the amount of loss or gains in the oxygen and carbon in the ecosystem. When there is a forest fire, it decreases the producers' net production value, thereby increasing the activity of the decomposing organism.

Thus, there is an increase in the respiration rate, then it affects the NEP value to decrease, and the region becomes a carbon-rich zone.