Not just about sunburn - the ozone hole's profound effect on climate has significant implications for Southern Hemisphere ecosystems

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 515-527

  Robinson, Sharon A ^a   Erickson, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Atmospheric and oceanic circulation; Carbon cycle; Extreme events; Marine and terrestrial ecosystem impacts; Ozone hole; Precipitation; Southern Annular Mode (SAM); Southern Hemisphere; Southern Ocean; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CARBON CYCLE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EXTREME EVENT; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OZONE DEPLETION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BRYOPHYTA;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; OZONE DEPLETION; SOUTH AMERICA;

AFRICA; AGRICULTURE; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; AUSTRALASIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; OZONE DEPLETION; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84923221522     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12739     Document Type: Review

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