UV Radiation and Arctic Ecosystems

Abstract

I Ozone Depletion and UV Radiation in the Arctic.- 1 Recent Changes in Surface UV Radiation and Stratospheric Ozone at a High Arctic Site.- 2 Spectral Properties and UV Attenuation in Arctic Marine Waters.- 3 Spectral Properties and UV Attenuation in Arctic Freshwater Systems.- 4 UV and the Optical Properties of Sea Ice and Snow.- II UV Radiation and Arctic Terrestrial Systems.- 5 Effects of UV-B Radiation on Terrestrial Organisms and Ecosystems with Special Reference to the Arctic.- 6 UV Tolerance, Pigmentation and Life Forms in High Arctic Collembola.- III UV Radiation and Arctic Freshwater Systems.- 7 UV Effects on Aquatic Microbial Food Webs in Northern Lakes and Rivers.- 8 UV Radiation and Arctic Freshwater Zooplankton.- 9 UV Radiation and the Pelagic Food Web of Arctic Freshwaters.- IV UV Radiation and Arctic Marine Systems.- 10 UV Radiation Effects on Phytoplankton Primary Production: A Comparison Between Arctic and Antarctic Marine Ecosystems.- 11 UV Radiation and Arctic Marine Macroalgae.- 12 UV Radiation and Pelagic Bacteria.- 13 Impacts of UV Radiation on Crustacean Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton: Case Studies from Subarctic Marine Ecosystems.- V UV Radiation and the Arctic Human Population.- 14 Human Health and Arctic Ozone Depletion.