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Implications of Increased Solar UV-B for Terrestrial Vegetation

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The Role of the Stratosphere in Global Change

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Potential damage to photosynthesis and other plant processes by increased UV-B has been demonstrated at the physiological level and for a few species at the stand level in the field. Other responses of vegetation including shifts in competitive balance of plant species may be of equal importance. Interactions with other environmental factors and difficulties in making realistic assessments are discussed.

This chapter is an excerpt from a more comprehensive review in: Boote K, Sinclair TR, Bennett JM, Paulsen GM (eds) (to be published) American Society Agronomy, Madison, Wisconsin (with permission).

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Caldwell, M.M., Flint, S.D. (1993). Implications of Increased Solar UV-B for Terrestrial Vegetation. In: Chanin, ML. (eds) The Role of the Stratosphere in Global Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78306-7_25

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