The real limits to marine life: a further critique of the Respiration Index
The recently proposed "Respiration Index" (RI = log <i>P</i>O<sub>2</sub>/<i>P</i>CO<sub>2</sub>) suggests that aerobic metabolism is limited by the ratio of reactants (oxygen) to products (carbon dioxide) according to the thermodynamics of c...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/2815/2013/bg-10-2815-2013.pdf |