Tundra plants protect the soil surface from UV
In the Arctic, seasonal ozone depletion is resulting in periods of enhanced UV-B radiation at ground level while regional climate change is associated with increasing temperatures. These changes are likely to alter plant distribution, biodiversity and morphology, which may have knock-on effects for...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:66 2024-06-09T07:43:37+00:00 Tundra plants protect the soil surface from UV Hughes, Kevin A. Scherer, Kerstin Svenoe, Trond Rettburg, Petra Horneck, Gerda Convey, Pete 2006 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/66/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.09.021 unknown Elsevier Hughes, Kevin A. orcid:0000-0003-2701-726X Scherer, Kerstin; Svenoe, Trond; Rettburg, Petra; Horneck, Gerda; Convey, Pete orcid:0000-0001-8497-9903 . 2006 Tundra plants protect the soil surface from UV. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38 (6). 1488-1490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.09.021 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.09.021> Ecology and Environment Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2006 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.09.021 2024-05-15T08:39:04Z In the Arctic, seasonal ozone depletion is resulting in periods of enhanced UV-B radiation at ground level while regional climate change is associated with increasing temperatures. These changes are likely to alter plant distribution, biodiversity and morphology, which may have knock-on effects for microbially driven biogeochemical cycling and other soil processes. Our study examined the transmission of solar UV radiation through arctic tundra plants using a portable UV radiometer and the DLR-biofilm biological UV dosimeter. A strong negative correlation was found between vegetation cover and UV transmission to the soil surface. Penetration of UV to the soil beneath tundra plants varied depending upon plant morphology, being greater through low creeping plants than cushion plants, grasses or mosses. UV transmission to the soil surface beyond the foliage edge also varied with plant morphology and the presence of flowers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Tundra Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Arctic Soil Biology and Biochemistry 38 6 1488 1490 |
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In the Arctic, seasonal ozone depletion is resulting in periods of enhanced UV-B radiation at ground level while regional climate change is associated with increasing temperatures. These changes are likely to alter plant distribution, biodiversity and morphology, which may have knock-on effects for microbially driven biogeochemical cycling and other soil processes. Our study examined the transmission of solar UV radiation through arctic tundra plants using a portable UV radiometer and the DLR-biofilm biological UV dosimeter. A strong negative correlation was found between vegetation cover and UV transmission to the soil surface. Penetration of UV to the soil beneath tundra plants varied depending upon plant morphology, being greater through low creeping plants than cushion plants, grasses or mosses. UV transmission to the soil surface beyond the foliage edge also varied with plant morphology and the presence of flowers. |
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Hughes, Kevin A. Scherer, Kerstin Svenoe, Trond Rettburg, Petra Horneck, Gerda Convey, Pete |
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Tundra plants protect the soil surface from UV |
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Hughes, Kevin A. orcid:0000-0003-2701-726X Scherer, Kerstin; Svenoe, Trond; Rettburg, Petra; Horneck, Gerda; Convey, Pete orcid:0000-0001-8497-9903 . 2006 Tundra plants protect the soil surface from UV. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38 (6). 1488-1490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.09.021 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2005.09.021> |
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