Effects of ozone depletion and increased ultraviolet-B radiation on northern vegetation

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Björn, Lars Olof, Callaghan, Terry V., Gehrke, Carola, Gwynn-Jones, Dylan, Lee, John A., Johanson, Ulf, Sonesson, Mats, Buck, Nicholas D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1999
• Subjects: Arctic; Abisko; Adventdalen; Northern Sweden; Polar Research; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2248; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v18i2.6592

The stratospheric ozone layer has been depleted at high and mid-latitudes as a consequence of man's pollution of the atmosphere, and this results in increasing ultraviolet-B radiation at ground level. We investigate the effects of further radiation increases on plants and ecosystems by irradiat...