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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Terrestrial Plants and Terrestrial Ecosystems
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Arctic and Antarctic Plants and Ecosystems
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Interactions of UV-B Radiation with other Factors of Terrestrial Environments
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About this book
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.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Responses of Plants to UV-B Radiation
Editors: Jelte Rozema, Yiannis Manetas, Lars-Olof Björn
Series Title: Advances in Vegetation Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2892-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2001
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6062-9Published: 31 December 2001
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5353-4Published: 09 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-2892-8Published: 29 June 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 278
Topics: Plant Ecology, Ecology, Plant Physiology, Plant Sciences