English Dictionary

biomass

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbaɪ.ə(ʊ)ˌmæs/

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

The total mass of a living thing or part thereof, such as a cell. / The total mass of all living things within a specific area, habitat etc.

日本語の意味

生物体またはその一部（例：細胞）の全質量 / 特定の領域や生息地内に存在する全生物の総質量

The researchers measured the biomass of the lake's phytoplankton to assess ecosystem health.

研究者たちは、生態系の健康状態を評価するために、湖の植物プランクトンの生物量を測定した。

意味（1）

The total mass of a living thing or part thereof, such as a cell.

Since protein constitutes the majority of the biomass of a cell, building new protein is a major way that cells increase their size.

意味（2）

The total mass of all living things within a specific area, habitat etc.

In the untouched Shangri-la-like Kingman Reef in the Line Islands in the central Pacific, sharks make up 75 per cent of the fish biomass.

意味（3）

Vegetation used as a fuel, or source of energy, especially if cultivated for that purpose.

Advanced technologies such as gasifier/gas turbine systems for electric power generation and fuel cells for transportation make it possible for biomass to provide a substantial share of world energy in the decades ahead, at competitive costs.

biomasses （ plural ）