biovolume

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ volume

Noun

biovolume (plural biovolumes)

  1. The volume of cells in a unit amount of water (normally quoted in cubic millimetres per litre).
  2. (ecology) A surrogate for biomass, used in ecological studies of invertebrates (normally quoted in cubic millimetres).
    • 2015 July 10, “Grassland Arthropods Are Controlled by Direct and Indirect Interactions with Cattle but Are Largely Unaffected by Plant Provenance”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      The separate biovolumes of herbivores, predators, parasites, and detritivores did not vary consistently with grass treatment (Table 2 ).

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