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Responses of Plants to UV-B Radiation pp 219–236Cite as

Responses of aquatic algae and cyanobacteria to solar UV-B

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

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Continuous depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer has resulted in an increase in solar ultraviolet-B (UV-B; 280–315 nm) radiation reaching the Earth’s surface. The consequences for aquatic phototrophic organisms of this small change in the solar spectrum are currently uncertain. UV radiation has been shown to adversely affect a number of photochemical and photobiological processes in a wide variety of aquatic organisms, such as cyanobacteria, phytoplankton and macroalgae. However, a number of photosynthetic organisms counteract the damaging effects of UV-B by synthesizing UV protective compounds such as mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) and the cyanobacterial sheath pigment, scytonemin. The aim of this contribution is to discuss the responses of algae and cyanobacteria to solar UV-B radiation and the role of photoprotective compounds in mitigating UV-B damage.

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Sinha, R.P., Klisch, M., Gröniger, A., Häder, DP. (2001). Responses of aquatic algae and cyanobacteria to solar UV-B. In: Rozema, J., Manetas, Y., Björn, LO. (eds) Responses of Plants to UV-B Radiation. Advances in Vegetation Science, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2892-8_21

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