The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass

• Main Authors: Walpole Sarah (Author), Prieto-Merino David (Author), Edwards Phil (Author), Cleland John (Author), Stevens Gretchen (Author), Roberts Ian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The energy requirement of species at each trophic level in an ecological pyramid is a function of the number of organisms and their average mass. Regarding human populations, although considerable attention is given to estimating the...