Overview
- Hot topic in view of the increasing ozone hole
- A truly multidisciplinary approach
- Provides not only reviews, but also new scientific results
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 153)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Ozone Depletion and UV Radiation in the Arctic
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UV Radiation and Arctic Terrestrial Systems
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UV Radiation and Arctic Freshwater Systems
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UV Radiation and Arctic Marine Systems
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UV Radiation and the Arctic Human Population
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About this book
Top international experts present an integrated overview of UV radiation and its effects on terrestrial, freshwater and marine Arctic biota. Increased stratospheric ozone depletion and the corresponding increase in ground levels of UV radiation as well as ambient, "natural" UV radiation as a key ecological factor in the Arctic spring and summer are discussed in detail. Additionally, basic information on Arctic ecosystems is given. The volume provides not only an excellent account of present-day knowledge of the subject, but also describes the state of the art on which future research can be built.
Reviews
From the reviews of the first edition:
"... an excellent insight into Arctic ecosystems as well as the effects of UV radiation on them ... The book is likely to be an important addition to libraries and bookshelves of ecologists, photobiologists, limnologists, and marine biologists, and probably many more besides." (Polar Record)
"Hessens’s multi-author volume is an important work as it provides a logical series of chapters that address the role of UV radiation in the Arctic. … The book is a nice balance in many respects. Spatially, many of the chapters cover different areas of the Arctic. Phylogenetically, we are treated to an examination of organisms from bacteria to humans and most groups in between. … the book is an excellent insight into Artic ecosystems as well as the effects of UV radiation on them." (Charles Cockell, Polar Record, Vol. 39, 2003)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: UV Radiation and Arctic Ecosystems
Editors: Dag O. Hessen
Series Title: Ecological Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56075-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-42106-1Published: 14 December 2001
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-62655-5Published: 21 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-56075-0Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0070-8356
Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 322
Topics: Ecology, Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Oceanography, Geophysics/Geodesy