Ecosystems, Evolution, and Ultraviolet Radiation (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Cockell, Charles; Blaustein, Andrew R.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

From microbial to plant ecosystems, this 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. It focuses on the evolutionary aspects of the effects of UV as well as 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 date and knowledge is needed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475734867
• Artikelnr.: 44064469

Autorenporträt

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 ecosystems as a whole. From microbial to plant ecosystems, this book examines how changes in UV radiation, caused by ozone depletion, as well as by 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 the various synergistic interactions of UV radiation with other environmental factors.

Inhaltsangabe

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.