Effect of climate change relative to ozone depletion on UV exposure in subarctic lakes

Nature

Volumn 404, Issue 6777, 2000, Pages 484-487

  Pienitz, Reinhard ^a   Vincent, Warwick F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER; OZONE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; LAKE; OZONE DEPLETION; SUBARCTIC REGION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OZONE LAYER; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VEGETATION;

ARCTIC REGIONS; CLIMATE; DIATOMS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FOSSILS; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; OZONE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0034732154     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35006616     Document Type: Article

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