▪ Abstract Organisms living in clear, shallow water are exposed to the damaging
wavelengths of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) coincident with the longer wavelengths of …

Organisms living in shallow-water tropical coral reef environments are exposed to high UVR
irradiances due to the low solar zenith angles (the angle of the sun from the vertical), the …

We experimentally tested the hypothesis that accumulations of dietary compounds such as
carotenoids or UV‐absorbing mycosporine‐like amino acids (MAAs) protect against natural …

Alongside the innumerable benefits of solar rays, the adverse effects of ultraviolet (UV)
radiation must be considered. All organisms are subjected to the deleterious effects of UV …

Experiments were performed to determine how ultraviolet radiation (UVR) in the
environmentally relevant range affects development of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus …

Although numerous species of sea urchins often cover themselves with small rocks, shells
and algal fragments, the function of this covering behaviour is poorly understood. Diving …

Sperm quality of the sea urchin, Anthocidaris crassispina, after exposure to environmentally
realistic UV-B irradiances, was assessed by changes in sperm motility (measured by the …

Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are considered an important and unique UV-
absorbing biomolecules. The present study was intended to explore the occurrence, UV …

Intertidal and subtidal Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Müller) often hide among rocks or
cover themselves with debris, including macroalgae, mussel shells, and pebbles. Similar …

Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) were extracted from a unicellular cyanobacterium
(Euhalothece sp.) isolated from a gypsum crust on the bottom of a hypersaline saltern pond …