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Preferred term

energy budget

Definition

  • [Henderson's] balance of energy input and use in a biological system. It is expressed as consumption (C) = production (P) + respiration (R) + rejecta (faeces and urine) (F + U). see also assimilated energy.

Broader concept

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21155

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