Global increases in atmospheric CO2 and temperature are associated with changes in
ocean chemistry and circulation, altering light and nutrient regimes. Resulting changes in …

In this review I show that the '3/4-power scaling law'of metabolic rate is not universal, either
within or among animal species. Significant variation in the scaling of metabolic rate with …

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030
represent an ambitious blueprint to reduce inequalities globally and achieve a sustainable …

For at least 200 years, since the time of Malthus, population growth has been recognized as
providing a critical link between the performance of individual organisms and the ecology …

The reliable and efficient production of microalgae in large-scale commercial culture,
whether in open ponds or in closed photobioreactors, requires a good understanding of the …

Phytoplankton size structure is key for the ecology and biogeochemistry of pelagic
ecosystems, but the relationship between cell size and maximum growth rate (μmax) is not …

The relationship between mammalian basal metabolic rate (BMR, ml of O2 per h) and body
mass (M, g) has been the subject of regular investigation for over a century. Typically, the …

Summary 1 Recent studies have resurrected the debate over the value for the allometric
scaling exponent that relates whole‐organism metabolic rate to body size. Is it 3/4 or 2/3 …

Oceanic communities are sources or sinks of CO2, depending on the balance between
primary production and community respiration. The prediction of how global climate change …

The scaling of metabolic rate with body mass has long been a controversial topic. Some
workers have claimed that the slope of log‐log metabolic scaling relationships typically …