Biological impact of elevated ocean CO2 concentrations: Lessons from animal physiology and earth history

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 705-718

  Pörtner, Hans O ^a   Langenbuch, Martina ^a   Reipschläger, Anke ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid base disturbances; CO2 in marine ecosystems; Critical CO2 thresholds in marine animals; Mass extinction events; Ocean disposal of CO2; Physiological effects of hypercapnia; Rising tropospheric CO2 concentrations

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE ENRICHMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS;

EID: 10044237908     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-004-5763-0     Document Type: Review

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