Effects of ultraviolet radiation on corals and other coral reef organisms

Global Change Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 527-545

  Shick, J Malcolm ^a   Lesser, Michael P ^b   Jokiel, Paul L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Corals; Ozone depletion; Ultraviolet (UV) radiation; UVB

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040924493     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.1996.tb00065.x     Document Type: Article

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