Biomass - Revision history

Michel Lamontagne at 17:15, 16 April 2021

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Jburk at 20:42, 18 December 2018

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Rfc: /* Origin and Growth */ inherent energy

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Origin and Growth: inherent energy

Laertes: New page: The '''biomass''' of a settlement includes all plants, animals, and humans living within its confines. It also includes organic waste generated by the organisms, and ...

2009-01-25T23:16:30Z

New page: The '''biomass''' of a settlement includes all plants, animals, and humans living within its confines. It also includes organic waste generated by the organisms, and ...

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The '''biomass''' of a [[settlement]] includes all [[plants]], [[animals]], and [[human|humans]] living within its confines. It also includes organic waste generated by the organisms, and any dead remains.

==Origin and Growth==

Initial biomass must be imported from [[Earth]], and is limited to the interior of settlements. Once a self-sustaining ecosystem is established within a settlement, the net biomass can increase naturally through the utilization of Martian resources.

==Waste Biomass==
:''Main article: [[waste biomass recycling]]''
All living organisms generate waste products, and eventually their dead remains. This waste must be recycled back into the [[ecosystem]] so that no [[resources]] are wasted. Even human remains, following a [[funeral]] should be recycled.

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-The '''biomass''' of a [[settlement]] includes all [[plants]], [[animals]], and [[human|humans]] living within its confines. It also includes organic waste generated by the organisms, and any dead remains.
+'''Biomass''' is a quantity of biological matter.  The term can be used many ways, either limited, such as [[Plants|plant]] or animal material to be used as fuel, or more widely as the entire mass of living biological entities in a given area. On Mars, the biomass in a settlement would include all [[plants]], [[animals]], and [[human|humans]] living within its confines. The term can also be used for the part of a plant that is not consumed as food for humans, and can be returned to the environment, used for animal feed or for industrial feed.
 ==Origin and Growth==
-Initial biomass must be imported from [[Earth]], and is limited to the interior of settlements. Once a self-sustaining ecosystem is established within a settlement, the net biomass can increase naturally through the utilization of Martian resources. Biomass contains inherent [[energy]], which distinguishes it from mineral matter. Growing the amount of biomass consumes energy, e.g. through [[photosynthesis]].
+Initial biomass must be imported from [[Earth]], and is limited to the interior of settlements. Once a self-sustaining ecosystem is established within a settlement, the net biomass can increase naturally through the utilization of Martian resources. Biomass contains [[Embodied energy|embodied energy,]] which distinguishes it from unprocessed mineral matter. Processed minerals and mineral products also contain [[Embodied energy|embodied energy]], from their preparation. Growing the quantity of biomass consumes energy, e.g. through [[photosynthesis]] and use of agricultural equipment.  Biomass stores some of the energy used to produce it chemical form, in components such as carbohydrates or proteins.
 ==Waste Biomass==
 :''Main article: [[waste biomass recycling]]''
-All living organisms generate waste products, and eventually their dead remains. This waste must be recycled back into the [[ecosystem]] so that no [[resources]] are wasted. Even human remains, following a [[funeral]] should be recycled.
 [[category:biospherics]]