Responses of Plant to UV-B Radiation (Advances in Vegetation Science)
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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.
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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.
Responses of Plant to UV-B Radiation (Advances in Vegetation Science),Jelte Rozema,Yiannis Manetas,Lars Olof Björn,Springer,0792360621,Agriculture - Crop Science,Atmospheric Radiations,Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology,Life Sciences - Botany,Life Sciences - Ecology,Plant Physiology,Plants, Effect of ultraviolet,Plants, Effect of ultraviolet radiation on,Science,Science/Mathematics,Nature / Plants
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