| Description |
x, 324 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge environmental chemistry series ; 10 |
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Cambridge environmental chemistry series ; 10
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Preface Stephen de Mora -- 1. Enhanced UV radiation - a new problem for the marine environment Robert Whitehead, Stephen de Mora and Serge Demers -- 2. UV physics and optics Susana Diaz, John Morrow and Charles Booth -- 3. Spectral weighting functions for quantifying effects of ultraviolet radiation in marine ecosystems Patrick Neale -- 4. Marine photochemistry and its impact on carbon cycling Kenneth Mopper and David Kieber -- 5. Photochemical production of biological substrates David Kieber -- 6. Mechanisms of UV damage to aquatic organisms Warwick Vincent and Patrick Neale -- 7. Strategies for the minimisation of UV-induced damage Suzanne Roy -- 8. Ultraviolet radiation effects on heterotrophic bacterioplankton and viruses in marine ecosystems Wade Jeffrey, Jason Kase and Steven Wilhelm -- 9. Effects of ultraviolet radiation on the physiology and ecology of marine phytoplankton Maria Vernet -- 10. Impact of solar UV radiation on zooplankton and fish Horacio Zagarese and Craig Williamson -- 11. Implications of UV radiation on the food web structure and consequences on the carbon flow Behzad Mostajir, Serge Demers, Stephen de Mora, Robert Bukata and John Jerome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Marine ecology.
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Ultraviolet radiation -- Environmental aspects.
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| Author |
De Mora, S. J.
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Demers, Serge, 1951-
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Vernet, Maria.
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| LC no. |
99015231 |
| ISBN |
0521632188 |
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