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Re:Scientists discover the world contains dramatically more ... by hessenwolf on Thursday September 03, 2015 @05:50AM (#10164040)
Doesn't it seem that acreage is more relevant?

(I didn't read the article)

Re:Scientists discover the world contains dramatically more ... by vidarh on Thursday September 03, 2015 @06:52AM (#10164200)
Acreage doesn't tell you how much biomass there is. Imagine a 1m tall shrub with big leaves and not much underneath vs. a dense rainforest where the top canopy extends tens of metres up and there's massive undergrowth.

So I guess the answer it depends what you're trying to measure.