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Outdoor supplementation systems for studies of the effects of increased UV-B radiation

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UV-B and Biosphere

Part of the book series: Advances in vegetation science ((AIVS,volume 17))

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Studies of the effects of increases in ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation on plants and terrestrial ecosystems have been undertaken using a variety of methods including: controlled-environment cabinets, glasshouses, outdoor filtration and outdoor supplementation using fluorescent UV-B lamps. Outdoor supplementation systems provide a method of study which creates only small alterations to the microclimate and the number of such studies has increased during the past 3 years. These supplementation systems differ in their methods of operation, equipment, UV-B exposure regime and experimental design. This essay surveys the systems currently developed, considers problems associated with their use and discusses these in relation to the interpretation of biological effects.

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  2. State University of Groningen, The Netherlands

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  3. Research Institute of Agrobiology and Soil Fertility (AB-DLO), Wageningen, The Netherlands

    S. C. Van De Geijn

  4. European Commission — DGXII-E-1, Science & Technology for Environm. Protection, Brussels, Belgium

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  5. Netherlands Research Organisation, The Hague, The Netherlands

    H. De Boois

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McLeod, A.R. (1997). Outdoor supplementation systems for studies of the effects of increased UV-B radiation. In: Rozema, J., Gieskes, W.W.C., Van De Geijn, S.C., Nolan, C., De Boois, H. (eds) UV-B and Biosphere. Advances in vegetation science, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5718-6_7

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