Global Biome Table -­‐ Ranked The Carbon Component of Primary Production and Biomass for the Biosphere (adapted from Whittaker and Likens 1973) Ecosystem Type Area (1012m2) Boreal forest Cultivated land Desert scrub Lake and stream Rock,ice,and sand Savanna Swamp and marsh Temperate deciduous forest Temperate evergreen forest Temperate grassland Tropical rain forest Tropical seasonal forest Tundra and alpine meadow Woodland and shrubland Total Continental Open ocean Continental shelf Upwelling zones Estuaries Algal bed and reef Total Marine Total Plant Carbon (Pg C) Mean Plant Biomass (g/m2) Mean Rank Plant Carbon Storage (gC/m2) 9000 10 500 5 300 4 10 2 10 1 1800 7 6800 9 13500 11 12 14 18 2.5 24 15 2 7 108 7 5.4 0.02 0.2 27 13.6 95 18000 1000 600 20 20 3600 13600 27000 5 80 32000 16000 13 9 17 7.5 8 6.3 340 120 2.4 1400 40000 32000 600 700 20000 16000 300 6 14 12 3 8 149 332 26.6 0.4 1.4 0.6 361 22 827 0.46 0.13 0.004 0.63 0.54 1.76 5400 11100 3 10 20 900 1800 10 2700 5550 1.4 5 10 450 900 4.9 8 1 2 3 4 5 Global Biome Table 1 of 2 A collaborative project between the University of New Hampshire, Charles University and the GLOBE Program Office. 2012 BiomassUnits Global Biome Table The Carbon Component of Primary Production and Biomass for the Biosphere (adapted from Whittaker and Likens 1973) Ecosystem Type Boreal forest Cultivated land Desert scrub Lake and stream Rock,ice,and sand Savanna Swamp and marsh Temperate deciduous forest Temperate evergreen forest Temperate grassland Tropical rain forest Tropical seasonal forest Tundra and alpine meadow Woodland and shrubland Total Continental Open ocean Continental shelf Upwelling zones Estuaries Algal bed and reef Total Marine 12 14 18 2.5 24 15 2 7 Total Plant Carbon (Pg C) 108 7 5.4 0.02 0.2 27 13.6 95 5 80 32000 16000 9 17 7.5 8 6.3 340 120 2.4 1400 40000 32000 600 700 20000 16000 300 8 149 332 26.6 0.4 1.4 0.6 361 22 827 0.46 0.13 0.004 0.63 0.54 1.76 5400 11100 3 10 20 900 1800 10 2700 5550 1.4 5 10 450 900 4.9 Area (1012m2) Mean Mean Plant Plant Carbon Biomass Storage 2
(g/m ) (gC/m2) 18000 9000 1000 500 600 300 20 10 20 10 3600 1800 13600 6800 27000 13500 Global Biome Table 2 of 2 A collaborative project between the University of New Hampshire, Charles University and the GLOBE Program Office. 2012 BiomassUnits