Responses of Plants to UV-B Radiation (Hardcover, Reprinted edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Advances in Vegetation Science, 18
Release date:	December 2001
First published:	December 2001
Editors:	Jelte Rozema • Yiannis Manetas • Lars Olof Bjoern
Dimensions:	279 x 210 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	278
Edition:	Reprinted edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-6062-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > Plant ecology
LSN:	0-7923-6062-1
Barcode:	9780792360629

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