Table 1.

Properties of the estimated slope and standard deviation derived from Arrhenius equation calculations of the oxygen consumption rate data reported in the references listed. The actual AOUR data and temperature for each station or transect are reported in the electronic supplementary material. The form of the Arrhenius equation is ln(AOUR) = ln(A) − E_a/RT where R = 8.314 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹ and T is 273.15 + T°C. The slope and standard deviations are in kelvin.

location	slope (K)	s.d. (K)	correlation coefficient	activation energy Ea (kJ mol−1)	refs
BATS	−10 402	333.6	−0.9954	86.5	[2]
Sargasso Sea
North Pacific	−9800	1784.7	−0.9337	81.5	[22]
152° W
North Pacific	−7308	1966.5	−0.8552	60.8	[22]
20° N (grad)
North Pacific	−16 061	2240.3	−0.9514	133.5	[22]
20° N (path)
Southeast Pacific	−15 021	2290.5	−0.9419	124.9	[24]
30° S–42° S
Southeast Pacific	−91 180	18 020.6	−0.9609	758.1	[24]
43° S–54° S
Mediterranean	−20 002	8825	−0.9903	1662.9	[25]
Red Sea	−47 207	4922	−0.7717	392.5	[26]