Community-level effects of solar ultraviolet radiation on benthic marine assemblages in Antarctica and Australia

• Main Author: Kinley, Jeffrey L.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: Department of Biological Sciences 2005
• Subjects: Austral; Casey Station; East Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2614; https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3614&context=theses

The destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer due to the anthropogenic production of ozone-depleting substances has led to the increased transmission of harmful ultraviolet-B radiation (280-320 nm) to the surface of the earth. Although exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is shown to be direct...