Phytomass

Plants in humid tropical forests such as the Ecuadorian rainforest achieve the highest productivity in phytomass production.

Phytomass describes the biomass of living plants in a defined area. In a broader sense, the mass of dead plants (the necromass ) is often included in the phytomass. A total of 82% of the biomass is of plant origin.

Worldwide, the energy stored in the phytomass is around 10 ²² joules , which corresponds to about ten times the annual production and is roughly the same size as the known stocks of fossil fuels .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Matthias Schaefer: Dictionary of Ecology . 4th edition, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg, Berlin 2003. ISBN 3-8274-0167-4 , p. 263.
2. ↑ Nentwig, Bacher, Beierkuhnlein, Brandl, Grabherr: Ökologie . Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 2004. ISBN 3-8274-0172-0 , p. 235.