Biomass

"Biomass" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Total mass of all the organisms of a given type and/or in a given area. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) It includes the yield of vegetative mass produced from any given crop.

Descriptor ID	D018533
MeSH Number(s)	G16.500.275.157.100 N06.230.124.100
Concept/Terms	Biomass Biomass Biomasses

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Biomass".

Biological Sciences [G]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
Environment [G16.500.275]
Ecosystem [G16.500.275.157]
Biomass [G16.500.275.157.100]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Environment [N06.230]
Ecosystem [N06.230.124]
Biomass [N06.230.124.100]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Biomass".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Biomass".

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