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The biomass distribution on Earth

2018; National Academy of Sciences; Volume: 115; Issue: 25 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1073/pnas.1711842115

1091-6490

Yinon M. Bar-On, Rob Phillips, Ron Milo,

Polar Research and Ecology

Significance The composition of the biosphere is a fundamental question in biology, yet a global quantitative account of the biomass of each taxon is still lacking. We assemble a census of the biomass of all kingdoms of life. This analysis provides a holistic view of the composition of the biosphere and allows us to observe broad patterns over taxonomic categories, geographic locations, and trophic modes.