"New Discovery Reveals Surprising Size of Earth's Biomass"
Earth's biomass is concentrated in organisms at either end of the size spectrum, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. The study challenges current theories that predict biomass would be spread evenly across all body sizes. The findings have important implications for predicting the effects and impacts of climate change, as body size governs global and local processes, including the rate at which carbon gets sequestered and how the function and stability of ecosystems might be affected by the composition of living things.