On the time trend of aerobiotic and anthropic biomass: an approach to the unknown

Abstract

Biodiversity changes in the aerobic biomass have been estimated (including the “anthrobiome”). These changes seem to be strongly affected by the anthropic impact along a long time span (starting from from 2,060 AD to 12,060 BC). The aerobic biomass exclunding Homo sapiens shows a progressive and, perhaps, unstoppable decline, after the advent of Western industrial civilization. This preliminary work aims to highlight how biodiversity should perhaps be studied, understood and used critically adopting innovative approaches (e.g., using biomass) and without preconceptions. Although our work is based on assumptions regarding some parameters that have been widely approximated, we believe it is necessary to proceed with this exploratory analysis considering the dramatic decline in biodiversity worldwide.