F4 BIOMASS

Aboveground biomass of macrophytes
          Mean biomass [g m-2] Area [km2] Total biomass [t]
Emerged          417.7            6.06          2,531
Submerged        417.1            16.21         6,761

Source: Howard-Williams, C. (1979) Distribution, biomass and role of aquatic macrophytes in Lake Sibaya. Lake Sibaya (ed. Allanson, B. R.), pp. 88-107.