On confusing cause and effect in the oxygen limitation of fish

Daniel Pauly; William W L Cheung

doi:10.1111/gcb.14383

On confusing cause and effect in the oxygen limitation of fish

Glob Chang Biol. 2018 Nov;24(11):e743-e744. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14383. Epub 2018 Jul 30.

Authors

Daniel Pauly¹, William W L Cheung¹

Affiliation

¹ Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

PMID: 29972888
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14383

Abstract

This letter deals with the critique by Lefevre, McKenzie, and Nilsson (2017, 2018) of the use of Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT) to explain observed and predict further decreases of the maximum body size of fish under warming.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Animals
Body Size
Fishes*
Gills
Oxygen Consumption
Oxygen*

Substances

Oxygen