FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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The amount of energy in an ecosystem
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The total amount of living tissue
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The amount of dirt
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The amount of water
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Detailed explanation-1: -biomass, the weight or total quantity of living organisms of one animal or plant species (species biomass) or of all the species in a community (community biomass), commonly referred to a unit area or volume of habitat. The weight or quantity of organisms in an area at a given moment is the standing crop.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pyramids of biomass show the total amount of living tissue at each trophic level. A pyramid of numbers shows the relative numbers of organisms at different trophic levels.
Detailed explanation-3: -(1) The total mass of all living material in a specific area, habitat, or region. (2) Biological material used as a fuel, or source of energy. Supplement. Biomass used as fuel may include plant or animal matter, as well as biodegradable wastes.