An energy balance concept for habitability

Astrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 824-838

  Hoehler, Tori M ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Habitability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; PH;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; EXOBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

EID: 37749049449     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.0095     Document Type: Article

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