▪ Abstract Ozone depletion by anthropogenic gases has increased the atmospheric
transmission of solar ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B, 280–315 nm). Our understanding of the …

Elevated solar UV-B radiation associated with stratospheric ozone reduction may exert
effects on terrestrial ecosystems through actions on plants, microbes, and perhaps on some …

UV-B radiation affects plant sexual reproduction, but, at present, general patterns about the
nature of these effects and their underlying mechanisms remain elusive. In recent years …

Biological spectral weighting functions (BSWF) play a key role in assessing implications of
stratospheric ozone reduction. They are used to calculate the increase in biologically …

The entomopathogenic hyphomycete Metarhizium anisopliae has been used in programs of
agricultural pest and disease vector control in several countries. Exposure to simulated solar …

The effects of UV-B radiation on the gas exchange rates, chlorophyll fluorescence,
pigmentation, soluble sugars, starch, soluble proteins and carboxylating enzyme activities of …

UV-B absorbance and UV-B absorbing compounds (UACs) of the pollen of Vicia faba,
Betula pendula, Helleborus foetidus and Pinus sylvestris were studied. Sequential extraction …

In order to determine the response of pollen to UV-B irradiation and cumulative effects of UV-
B exposure time on pollen germination and tube growth, 19 taxa of higher plants were …

Our knowledge of the effects of increased ultraviolet‐B (UV‐B) radiation on terrestrial
ecosystems is reviewed, with an emphasis on recent literature. The review starts with an …

We examined the influence of solar ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B; 280–315 nm) on the
performance of Antarctic vascular plants (Colobanthus quitensis and Deschampsia …