Ultraviolet Insights: Attempting to Resolve Enigmatic Patterns in Pelagic Freshwaters – The Historical Context and a View to the Future
✍ Scribed by Craig E. Williamson; Kevin C. Rose
- Book ID
- 102283618
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 247 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-2944
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
While great advances have been made in our understanding of pelagic freshwater communities and ecosystems in recent years, several unexplained patterns continue to evade our understanding. While no single factor can explain these enigmatic patterns, recent increases in our understanding of the ecology of ultraviolet radiation (UV) are consistent with UV playing an important role. Here we present a brief overview of why UV has historically received so little attention in pelagic freshwater ecosystems, review some of the important aspects of the ecology of UV that are important to these enigmatic patterns, and discuss how this new understanding of the ecology of UV may provide some insights into these previously unexplained patterns. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)