Dry mass is calculated to remove variability from water content, making measurements more reliable, though it requires killing the organism and may result in unrepresentative samples.
La masa seca se calcula para eliminar la variabilidad del contenido de agua, lo que hace que las mediciones sean más fiables, aunque requiere matar al organismo y puede dar lugar a muestras no representativas.
| Front | dry/fresh material mass |
|---|---|
| Back | scientists calc dry mass as when calcing mass of fresh material, you have to discount water content, and as water levels vary in organisms, it leads to unreliable results, problem with calcing dry mass is that you have to kill organism and you have small sample which is not representative |
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