Outdoor supplementation systems for studies of the effects of increased UV-B radiation

Plant Ecology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 79-92

  McLeod, A R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action spectra; Radiation amplification factor; Ultraviolet B radiation; UV B exposure systems

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE SYSTEM; ULTRAVIOLET-B;

EID: 0030618779     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009794427697     Document Type: Article

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