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This paper has some information: http://www.pnas.org/content/115/25/6506 http://www.pnas.org/content/115/25/6506 (see "The Distribution of Biomass Across Enviro
by caf 8y ago
This paper has some information: http://www.pnas.org/content/115/25/6506 http://www.pnas.org/content/115/25/6506 (see "The Distribution of Biomass Across Environments and Trophic Modes").
They divide biomass up into three environments, with 6 Gt C in "marine", 70 Gt C in "deep subsurface" and 470 Gt C in "terrestrial". You can also see in their analysis that the huge biomass bias towards the land is due to plants and fungi, which overwhelmingly favour the land; among animals there is actually more biomass in the oceans.
- imaginenore 8y agoThey count trees as biomass (which is correct, but it's not really the fun part). If you only count the animals, the marine and deep subsurface surely is way more abundant than the terrestrial life.