| Range |
~2,000 Gt C
|
| Organism |
Biosphere |
| Reference |
Landenmark HK, Forgan DH, Cockell CS. An Estimate of the Total DNA in the Biosphere. PLoS Biol. 2015 Jun 11 13(6):e1002168. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002168. p.3/10 bottom linePubMed ID26066900
|
| Primary Source |
[31] Falkowski P, Scholes RJ, Boyle E, Canadell J, Canfield D, Elser J, et al. The global carbon cycle: A test of our knowledge of Earth as a system. Science. 2000 290(5490): 291–296.PubMed ID11030643
|
| Comments |
p.3/10 bottom paragraph:"Information on DNA abundance can also be gleaned from the earth’s total organic carbon, which is estimated to be on the order of 2,000 Gt [primary source]." Gt=10^9 tonnes |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
111600 |