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Rates of biochemical reactions within an organism are strongly dependent on its temperature. The rates of reactions may be doubled or tripled for each 10° C increase in temperature. Temperatures above or below critical values may result in denaturation of enzymes and death of the organism.
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Campbell, G.S., Norman, J.M. (1998). Temperature. In: An Introduction to Environmental Biophysics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1626-1_2
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