Table 2 Comparison of simulated NPP using the our CASA model with other studies (unit: gC/m2/y).

From: Effects of urbanization on productivity of terrestrial ecological systems based on linear fitting: a case study in Jiangsu, eastern China

Vegetation type

Simulated

Observed

Piao, et al.47

Liu27

Ni26

NPP

NPP

Evergreen broad-leaf forest

996.1 ± 532.34

1016.5

525

945

945

Deciduous broad-leaf forest

712.8 ± 470.57

671.8

304

928

548

Deciduous needle-leaf forest

507.3 ± 356.81

490

432

585

460

Evergreen needle-leaf forest

485.1 ± 390.84

395.5

354

587

439

Farmland

742.3 ± 358.64

532.9

216

752

Plain grassland

289.8 ± 245.69

230.6

271

  1. Mean ± SD.