Aquatic ecosystems are responsible for about half of the primary biomass production on
earth and incorporate about 100 gigatons of atmospheric carbon per year …

The detrimental effects of elevated intensities of mid-UV radiation (UVB), a result of
stratospheric ozone depletion during the austral spring, on the primary producers of the …

Laboratory and in situ experiments were performed in order to evaluate the role of UV
radiation on bacterial activity. Particular attention was given to the determination of the role …

We investigated the potential for photoreactivation to restore infectivity to sunlight-damaged
natural viral communities in offshore (chlorophyll a,< 0.1 microgram liter-1), coastal …

SYNOPSIS. Potential causes for the global decline of amphibians include habitat loss,
disease, environmental contaminants and climate changes. The diminishing ozone layer …

Global UV radiation was measured with a portable multichannel filter radiometer at the
surface and underwater in a high mountain lake (2417 m above sea level) of the Austrian …

Cultures of thc marine diatom C}~ clotella sp. were subjected to vanous polychromatic
exposures of UVB radiation (280-320 nm), UVA radiation (320-400 nm) and …

The effects of UV-A and UV-B radiation on photosynthesis of zooxanthellae within the
siphonal mantle of the giant clam, Tridacna crocea, and in isolation were studied. While UV …

The effects of short wavelength solar radiation on aquatic ecosystems were studied in
several marine and freshwater systems. The spectral distribution and the penetration of solar …

The effect of UV-B radiation on growth of marine phytoplankton was investigated in relation
to DNA damage induced by a range of biologically effective doses (BEDs). Emiliania huxleyi …