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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There are no published biomass estimates for liana forest per se, but they fall into the general category of non-dense forests.
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However, this difference was weak and the biomass estimates of these three sites fall within the range of variability.
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For species marked with # biomass estimates were not possible because of the small plant size.
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However, volume-based biomass estimates will underestimate total biomass when forest components other than large trees are common.
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Therefore, even direct biomass estimates should be interpreted with caution.
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Pan-tropical comparisons, however, have been severely hampered by the lack of concurrent availability of fruit biomass estimates and frugivore abundance from tropical sites.
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This enabled a comparison of biomass estimates from a sample of subplots of varying sizes.
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Contribution of stream detritivores, fungi, and bacteria to leaf breakdown based on biomass estimates.
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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.
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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 ourbiomassestimateof the wet rain forest.
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