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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 March 2013
Let $G$ be a countable abelian group and let
${T}^{(1)} , {T}^{(2)} , \ldots , {T}^{(s)} $ be measure preserving
$G$-actions on a probability space. We prove that joint ergodicity of
${T}^{(1)} , {T}^{(2)} , \ldots , {T}^{(s)} $ implies total joint ergodicity if each
${T}^{(i)} $ is totally ergodic. We also show that if
$G= { \mathbb{Z} }^{d} $,
$s\geq d+ 1$ and the actions
${T}^{(1)} , {T}^{(2)} , \ldots , {T}^{(s)} $ commute, then total joint ergodicity of
${T}^{(1)} , {T}^{(2)} , \ldots , {T}^{(s)} $ follows from joint ergodicity. This can be seen as a generalization of Berend’s result for commuting
$ \mathbb{Z} $-actions.