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Parameter: rate_mass_specific_O2

Dataset: 
limpet aerial respiration
Parameter: 
O2 consumption
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 O2_consum
Short Description:
 O2 consumption
Official Name:
 O2 consumption
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Oxygen consumption per unit of animal per unit time.  Also sometimes known as respiration rate.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
rate_mass_specific_O2
Supplied Units: 
umol oxygen/hour/gram dry tissue.
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
oxygen consumption rate divided by the dry tissue mass of the limpet.