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The biomass distribution on Earth.
Bar-On YM, Phillips R, Milo R. Bar-On YM, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Jun 19;115(25):6506-6511. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1711842115. Epub 2018 May 21. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018. PMID: 29784790 Free PMC article.
A census of the biomass on Earth is key for understanding the structure and dynamics of the biosphere. However, a global, quantitative view of how the biomass of different taxa compare with one another is still lacking. Here, we assemble the overall biomas …
A census of the biomass on Earth is key for understanding the structure and dynamics of the biosphere. However, a global, quan …
Global human-made mass exceeds all living biomass.
Elhacham E, Ben-Uri L, Grozovski J, Bar-On YM, Milo R. Elhacham E, et al. Among authors: bar on ym. Nature. 2020 Dec;588(7838):442-444. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-3010-5. Epub 2020 Dec 9. Nature. 2020. PMID: 33299177
Humanity has become a dominant force in shaping the face of Earth(1-9). An emerging question is how the overall material output of human activities compares to the overall natural biomass. Here we quantify the human-made mass, referred to as 'anthropogenic mass', an …
Humanity has become a dominant force in shaping the face of Earth(1-9). An emerging question is how the overall material output of hu …
The global ocean size spectrum from bacteria to whales.
Hatton IA, Heneghan RF, Bar-On YM, Galbraith ED. Hatton IA, et al. Among authors: bar on ym. Sci Adv. 2021 Nov 12;7(46):eabh3732. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abh3732. Epub 2021 Nov 10. Sci Adv. 2021. PMID: 34757796 Free PMC article.
It has long been hypothesized that aquatic biomass is evenly distributed among logarithmic body mass size classes. Although this community structure has been observed regionally, mostly among plankton groups, its generality has never been formally tested across all …
It has long been hypothesized that aquatic biomass is evenly distributed among logarithmic body mass size classes. Although th …
Recent gains in global terrestrial carbon stocks are mostly stored in nonliving pools.
Bar-On YM, Li X, O'Sullivan M, Wigneron JP, Sitch S, Ciais P, Frankenberg C, Fischer WW. Bar-On YM, et al. Science. 2025 Mar 21;387(6740):1291-1295. doi: 10.1126/science.adk1637. Epub 2025 Mar 20. Science. 2025. PMID: 40112055
Terrestrial sequestration of carbon has mitigated 30% of anthropogenic carbon emissions. However, its distribution across different pools, live or dead biomass and soil and sedimentary organic carbon, remains uncertain. Analyzing global observational datasets of cha …
Terrestrial sequestration of carbon has mitigated 30% of anthropogenic carbon emissions. However, its distribution across different p …