Ecosystems, Evolution, and Ultraviolet Radiation

Softcover Nachdruck of hardcover 1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-4419-3181-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 359 g

Much has been written about the effects of increased UV radiation caused by stratospheric ozone depletion on the weather, but there has been a dearth of publications on the role of UV on ecosystems as a whole. Now that much more is known about the effects of UV radiation at the organism level, we are gaining an understanding of how this impacts on specific ecosystems. From microbial to plant ecosystems, the book examines how changes in UV radiation, caused by anthropogenic ozone depletion, as well as changes in radiation levels throughout the evolution of life on Earth, can alter species composition and interspecies competitiveness. Two foci of the book are the evolutionary aspects of the effects of UV and also the various synergistic interactions of UV radiation with other environmental factors. Because our knowledge of UV effects on whole ecosystems is still at a relatively early stage, an important part of each chapter is an overview of future research directions and indications of where new data and knowledge are needed.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blaustein, Andrew R.

Cockell, Charles

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Aeronomie, Ionosphäre, Magnetosphäre
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Umweltgeologie, Geoökologie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Toxikologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Terrestrische Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nuklearer Strahlenschutz, Nuklearenergie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 A Photobiological History of Earth.- 2 Physical Factors Determining Ultraviolet Radiation Flux into Ecosystems.- 3 Ultraviolet Radiation and Amphibians.- 4 Ultraviolet Radiation and Plant Ecosystems.- 5 Ultraviolet Radiation and Coral Communities.- 6 Ultraviolet Radiation and Aquatic Microbial Ecosystems.- 7 Ultraviolet Radiation and the Antarctic Coastal Marine Ecosystem.- 8 Ultraviolet Radiation and Exobiology.