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biovolume

noun

Etymology

From bio- + volume.

  1. derived from volūmen — “book, roll”
  2. derived from volume
  3. inherited from volume
  4. prefixed as biovolume — “bio + volume”

Definitions

  1. The volume of cells in a unit amount of water (normally quoted in cubic millimetres per…

    The volume of cells in a unit amount of water (normally quoted in cubic millimetres per litre).

  2. A surrogate for biomass, used in ecological studies of invertebrates (normally quoted in…

    A surrogate for biomass, used in ecological studies of invertebrates (normally quoted in cubic millimetres).

    • The separate biovolumes of herbivores, predators, parasites, and detritivores did not vary consistently with grass treatment (Table 2 ).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for biovolume. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA