Bioenergetic modeling reveals opposing effects of ocean and terrestrial warming of an intertidal crustacean

Organism-level bioenergetics models (OBMs) are an emerging tool to predict
organism-level consequences to dynamic temperature in field environments.
Here we use an OBM to assess sensitivity to ocean and atmospheric warming
for an intertidal barnacle, Balanus glandulus. We measure environmental
conditions (aerial and aquatic temperature) at three intertidal heights
over two 6-month intervals and compare observed growth to growth estimates
based on a Numerical Scope for Growth model. This OBM integrates the
effects of multiple thermal responses (e.g. feeding, respiration) in
multiple contexts (aerial, aquatic).