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Responses of Plants to UV-B Radiation

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Editors:
  1. Jelte Rozema

    1. Department of Systems Ecology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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  2. Yiannis Manetas

    1. Department of Biology, School of Science, University of Patras, Greece

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  3. Lars-Olof Björn

    1. Department of Plant Physiology, Lund University, Sweden

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Part of the book series: Advances in Vegetation Science (AIVS, volume 18)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Interactions of UV-B Radiation with other Factors of Terrestrial Environments

    1. Enhanced UV-B radiation, artificial wounding and leaf chemical defensive potential in Phlomis fruticosa L.

      • Efi Levizou, Yiannis Manetas
      Pages 211-217

  2. Aquatic Plants and Aquatic Ecosystems

    1. Responses of aquatic algae and cyanobacteria to solar UV-B

      • Rajeshwar P. Sinha, Manfred Klisch, Almut Gröniger, Donat-P. Häder
      Pages 219-236

    2. Effects of UV-B radiation on a charophycean alga, Chara aspera

      • N. V. J. de Bakker, A. P. van Beem, J. W. M. van de Staaij, J. Rozema, R. Aerts
      Pages 237-246

    3. Differential sensitivity to natural ultraviolet radiation among phytoplankton species in Arctic lakes (Spitsbergen, Norway)

      • E. van Donk, B. A. Faafeng, H. J. de Lange, D. O. Hessen
      Pages 247-259

    4. The photoprotective role of humus-DOC for Selenastrum and Daphnia

      • Dag O. Hessen, Per J. Færøvig
      Pages 261-273

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 275-278
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Systems Ecology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jelte Rozema

  • Department of Biology, School of Science, University of Patras, Greece

    Yiannis Manetas

  • Department of Plant Physiology, Lund University, Sweden

    Lars-Olof Björn

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

  • 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

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology

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