biomass estimates

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biomass
noun[U]
uk /ˈbaɪ.əʊˌmæs/ us /ˈbaɪ.oʊˌmæs/
engineering
dead plant and animal material suitable for using ...
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estimate
noun[C]
uk /ˈes.tɪ.mət/ us /ˈes.tə.mət/
a guess of what the size, value, amount, cost, etc. of something ...
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Examples of biomass estimates

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There are no published biomass estimates for liana forest per se, but they fall into the general category of non-dense forests.
However, this difference was weak and the biomass estimates of these three sites fall within the range of variability.
For species marked with # biomass estimates were not possible because of the small plant size.
However, volume-based biomass estimates will underestimate total biomass when forest components other than large trees are common.
Therefore, even direct biomass estimates should be interpreted with caution.
Pan-tropical comparisons, however, have been severely hampered by the lack of concurrent availability of fruit biomass estimates and frugivore abundance from tropical sites.
This enabled a comparison of biomass estimates from a sample of subplots of varying sizes.
Contribution of stream detritivores, fungi, and bacteria to leaf breakdown based on biomass estimates.
Total biomass estimates from our experimental treatments were generally higher than these grassland values; the no-till intercrop was the only system that produced lower biomass than natural grassland ecosystems.
Catch limits are based on biomass estimates derived from bottom trawl catch rates.
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This instrument operates on the same principles as a recreational or commercial fishfinder or echosounder, but is engineered for greater accuracy and precision, allowing quantitative biomass estimates to be made.
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This liana forest is considered as being a different forest type, and therefore we did not include it in our biomassestimate of the wet rain forest.
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