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Responses of Plants to UV-B Radiation

Responses of Plants to UV-B Radiation - Advances in Vegetation Science

2001

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Publisher's Synopsis

The research in this book covers papers on a great number of research projects on the responses of plants and crops of natural terrestrial ecosystems, of agro-ecosystems, and of aquatic ecosystems, to enhanced solar UV-B as a result of stratospheric ozone depletion. Some introductory chapters deal with general aspects of how plants respond to UV-B radiation.
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) is a primary energy resource for terrestrial plants, necessary for plant growth. Inevitably terrestrial plants absorb UV-B when exposed to solar radiation. The spectral balance between PAR and UV-B is discussed in several chapters. The responses of plants and ecosystems from the Antarctic and Arctic to enhanced solar UV-B radiation as a consequence of the hole in the ozone layer are considered in some detail. In addition the papers in the book discuss the problem of how responses of plants to UV-B radiation interact with other environmental factors.
The book is of great importance for those who are involved in global change topics: biologists, ecologists, earth scientists, agronomists, environmental scientists, and those who develop environmental policy.

Book information

ISBN: 9780792360629
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
Edition: 2001
DEWEY: 571.4562
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 296
Weight: 725g
Height: 279mm
Width: 210mm
Spine width: 17mm