Dry mass is a better indicator of biomass than fresh mass because varying amounts of water in organisms make fresh mass unreliable unless very large samples are taken.
La massa secca è un indicatore migliore della biomassa rispetto alla massa fresca perché le diverse quantità di acqua negli organismi rendono la massa fresca inaffidabile, a meno che non vengano prelevati campioni molto grandi.
| Front | Explain why dry mass is a better indicator of biomass than fresh mass. |
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