In an ecosystem study of a temperate deciduous forest, the baseline annual net primary productivity (NPP) of the herb layer is measured at 3.84 tonnes per hectare3.84\text{ tonnes per hectare}3.84 tonnes per hectare.
During an unusually dense canopy growth phase, the increased shading caused the actual NPP of this layer to be three-sixteenths lower than this baseline.
Calculate the actual net primary productivity of the herb layer during this phase.
