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biomass
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The total mass of all the organisms of a given type and/or in a given area; for example, the world biomass of trees, or the biomass of elephants in the Serengeti National Park. It is normally measured in terms of grams of dry mass per square metre. See also pyramid of biomass.
From: biomass in A Dictionary of Biology »
Subjects: Science and technology — Life Sciences
