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I'm really curious, what are the other, unlabeled groupings? [http://vaclavsmil.com/the-earths-biosphere-evolution-dynamics-and-change/ Author's website] {{unsigned ip|108.162.215.46}} | I'm really curious, what are the other, unlabeled groupings? [http://vaclavsmil.com/the-earths-biosphere-evolution-dynamics-and-change/ Author's website] {{unsigned ip|108.162.215.46}} | ||
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+ | On page 186, there is a bar chart with the following values in millions of tons (*=not used in Randall's graphic): | ||
+ | elephants 0.8 | ||
+ | horses 40 | ||
+ | pigs 100 | ||
+ | cattle 450 | ||
+ | people 280 | ||
+ | *whales 80 | ||
+ | *all wild vertebrates 30 | ||
+ | *all domesticated vertebrates 650 | ||
I think that this graph is actually more illustrative of how much support humans need to maintain themselves (the amount of cattle is astonishing). [[User:Lcarsos|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos|talk]]) 07:58, 5 March 2014 (UTC) | I think that this graph is actually more illustrative of how much support humans need to maintain themselves (the amount of cattle is astonishing). [[User:Lcarsos|lcarsos]]<span title="I'm an admin. I can help.">_a</span> ([[User talk:Lcarsos|talk]]) 07:58, 5 March 2014 (UTC) |
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Is it mass or weight? --173.245.53.119 06:38, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
- It says weight. Since most land animals live on the... land, there is not much difference. I suppose if a lot of aninimals lived near a prime pole vaulting location it could skew the results. 108.162.246.117 06:40, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
I'm really curious, what are the other, unlabeled groupings? Author's website 108.162.215.46 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)
On page 186, there is a bar chart with the following values in millions of tons (*=not used in Randall's graphic): elephants 0.8 horses 40 pigs 100 cattle 450 people 280
- whales 80
- all wild vertebrates 30
- all domesticated vertebrates 650
I think that this graph is actually more illustrative of how much support humans need to maintain themselves (the amount of cattle is astonishing). lcarsos_a (talk) 07:58, 5 March 2014 (UTC)