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

• Main Authors: D. Yeloff, P. Blokker, P. Boelen, J. Rozema
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Adventdalen; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Salix polaris; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11245/1.296804

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...