Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Coral Reef Epifauna

Many ``shade-loving'' reef organisms show adverse effects when irradiated with full natural sunlight but not if radiation shorter than 400 nanometers is screened out. Shortwave solar radiation appears to be an important physical factor controlling the biology of shallow tropical benthic ma...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 207; no. 4435; pp. 1069 - 1071
Main Author Jokiel, Paul L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The American Association for the Advancement of Science 07.03.1980
Subjects
Coral reefs
Light
Public aquariums
Radiation damage
Sea water
Solar radiation
Sponges
Sunlight
Tunicates
Wavelengths
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Summary:Many ``shade-loving'' reef organisms show adverse effects when irradiated with full natural sunlight but not if radiation shorter than 400 nanometers is screened out. Shortwave solar radiation appears to be an important physical factor controlling the biology of shallow tropical benthic marine communities.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.207.4435.1069