Is pollen morphology of Salix polaris affected by enhanced UV-B irradiation? Results from a field experiment in High Arctic tundra

• Main Authors: Yeloff, D., Blokker, P., Boelen, P., Rozema, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Adventdalen; Arctic; Svalbard; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Salix polaris; Tundra
• Online Access: https://dare.uva.nl/personal/pure/en/publications/is-pollen-morphology-of-salix-polaris-affected-by-enhanced-uvb-irradiation-results-from-a-field-experiment-in-high-arctic-tundra(063b10b1-1148-4476-9aeb-65a878507b9a).html; https://doi.org/10.1657/1523-0430(07-045)[YELOFF]2.0.CO;2; https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/4255224/61516_yeloff_et_al.08.pdf

This study tested the hypothesis that the thickness of the pollen wall will increase in response to enhanced UV-B irradiation, by examining the effect of enhanced UV-B irradiance on the pollen morphology of Salix polaris Wahlem. grown in a field experiment on the Arctic tundra of Svalbard. Measureme...