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Ecosystems, Evolution, and Ultraviolet Radiation /

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Much has been written about the effects of increased UV radiation caused by stratospheric ozone depletion on the weather, but there has been a dearth of publications on the role of UV on ecosystems as a whole. Now that much more is known about the effects of UV radiation at the organism level, we ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cockell, Charles S.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Blaustein, Andrew R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2001.
Subjects:
Life sciences.
Ecology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • From Molecules to Ecosystems (C. COCKELL & A. BLAUSTEIN)
  • 2. Changes in the Physical Environment (S. MADRONITCH, M. BLUMTHALER, A. WEBB)
  • 3. UV Radiation and Evolution (C. COCKELL & F. GARCIA-PICHEL)
  • 4. UV Radiation and Aquatic Microbial Ecosystems (D. HADER)
  • 5. UV Radiation and Terrestrial Microbial Ecosystems (W. VINCENT)
  • 6. UV Radiation and Plant Ecosystems (M. CALDWELL)
  • 7. UV Radiation and Amphibians (A. BLAUSTEIN)
  • 8. UV Radiation and Coral Communities (A. SHICK & B. GREGORY)
  • 9. UV Radiation and Fish (T. SIEBECK)
  • 10. Artificial Ecosystems (C. COCKELL, M. TEVINI, M. CALDWELL)
  • Index.