An experimental tool to study the effects of ultraviolet radiation on planktonic communities: A mesocosm approach

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 667-682

  Demers, S ^a   Belzile, C ^a   Lean, D R S ^b   Mostajir, B ^a   Roy, S ^a   de Mora, S ^a   Bird, D ^c   Gosselin, M ^a   Chanut, J P ^a   Levasseur, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Mesocosm; Ozone depletion; Plankton community; Ultraviolet B radiation

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; OZONE LAYER; RADIOMETERS;

DIFFERENT TREATMENTS; MESOCOSMS; OZONE DEPLETION; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PLANKTON COMMUNITIES; PLANKTONIC COMMUNITY; PROFILING RADIOMETERS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATIONS;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; MESOCOSM; PLANKTON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; NATURAL POPULATION; PLANKTON; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 7344252446     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331908616723     Document Type: Article

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