The Emergence Machine

Biomass

property · Ecology · Level 15 · E8

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Emergence definition

The total living matter or organic material of organisms in an ecosystem, expressed as dry weight per unit area.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “biomass” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “biomass”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
biomass
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL15L14L13L12L4L2L1L0BiomassOrganic MatterOrganicCompoundAmountOrganism… intermediate l…ForceFormLifeMassActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesBiomassL15AmountL4Organic MatterL14E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Amount L4 (requires)
    Biomass: The total amount of living organic matter in a given area or volume, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, measured in terms of energy content or mass.
  • Organic Matter L14 (requires)
    Biomass: The total amount of living organic matter in a given area or volume, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, measured in terms of energy content or mass.