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Impacts of Ozone Stratospheric Depletion and Solar UVB Radiation on Seaweeds

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 219))

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Solar ultraviolet-B radiation (UVB) represents a crucial environmental factor organisms in terrestrial and shallow aquatic ecosystems have to cope with. Based on their prime importance to habitat formation in coastal ecosystems, seaweeds have been intensively studied with respect to their physiological and ecological responses toward UVB exposure. The adverse effects of UVB on biomolecules may impair physiological functions (like, e.g., the photosynthetic machinery) and may ultimately result in changes in population, community, and ecosystem structure. This chapter summarizes adverse effects, acclimation strategies, and adaptive traits in seaweeds under UVB exposure, with a particular focus on the impact on microscopic developmental stages.

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  1. Department of Marine Botany, Bremen Marine Ecology, University of Bremen, Leobener Str. NW2, 28359, Bremen, Germany

    Kai Bischof

  2. Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 461, 40530, Göteborg, Sweden

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Bischof, K., Steinhoff, F.S. (2012). Impacts of Ozone Stratospheric Depletion and Solar UVB Radiation on Seaweeds. In: Wiencke, C., Bischof, K. (eds) Seaweed Biology. Ecological Studies, vol 219. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28451-9_20

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