A standing crop is the total
biomass
Biomass is a term used in several contexts: in the context of ecology it means living organisms, and in the context of bioenergy it means matter from recently living (but now dead) organisms. In the latter context, there are variations in how ...
of the living organisms present in a given environment.
This includes both natural
ecosystem
An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system formed by Organism, organisms in interaction with their Biophysical environment, environment. The Biotic material, biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and en ...
s and
agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
.
See also
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Net Primary Production
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Standing State
Bibliography
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* Boudouresque CF (1973
''Les peuplements sciaphiles; Recherches de bionomie analytique, structurale et expérimentale sur les peuplements benthiques sciaphiles de Méditerranée occidentale (fraction algale)'' Bulletin du Muséum d'histoire naturelle, 33, 147, PDF, 80 pages.
* Campbell, Reece, Urry, Cain, et al. (2011) 9th ed. Biology. Benjamin Cummings. pg 1221
* Fausch, K. D., Hawkes, C. L., & Parsons, M. G. (1988). ''Models that predict standing crop of stream fish from habitat variable''s: 1950-85 (http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/8730 résumé]).
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* Jenkins, R. M. (1968). ''The influence of some environmental factors on standing crop and harvest of fishes in US reservoirs''.
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References
External links
Models that predict standing crop of stream fish from habitat variables: 1950-85
Habitats
Ecosystems
Ecological metrics
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