Ecology: Oxygen & Cold Blooded Animals

How do changes in temperature affect the amount of oxygen that is available to cold-blooded, aquatic animals?
Oxygen partial pressure, solubility and diffusivity all influence the amount of oxygen that is available to these animals. This animation explains how these elements interact to provide a better understanding of oxygen supply and demand, showing that oxygen governs patterns in body size and species diversity.

Ecology: Oxygen & Cold Blooded Animals
| Concept and Text - Wilco Verberk - http://aquaticecology.nl
| Further reading - http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/10-2369.1
| Animation - DaanDirk|Visuals - http://daandirk.nl

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• aquatic ecology
• oxygen
• oxygen index
• solubility
• diffusion
• pressure
• supply
• demand
• environment
• insects
• cold blooded animals
• ectotherms
• temperature
• ecology
• altitude
• climate change
• gigantism
• global warming
• macroinvertebrate
• metabolism
• oxygen limitation
• physiology
• respiratory
• thermal tolerance