Relationship Between Temperature and the Metabolism of Experimental Ecosystems
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Beyers, Robert J.
- Source
- Science; June 1962, Vol. 136 Issue: 3520 p980-982, 3p
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 00368075; 10959203
Short-term temperature variations of approximately 7°C above and below the normal maintenance temperature of balanced laboratory aquaria demonstrated that the metabolism of the ecosystem is practically independent of temperature. It is postulated that the closer a living system approaches the integration of a balanced ecosystem, the less it is affected by temperature.