BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF UV ATTENUATION: NATURAL SUNSCREEN IN A CHANGING WORLD

Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) is a substance produced by the planktonic community that naturally blocks biologically damaging, ultraviolet radiation (UV; wavelengths = 280 to 400 nm). While a variety of planktonic species produce CDOM, investigations into the quality and quantity of t...

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Main Author: Jordan, Kristen
Format: Others
Published: OpenSIUC 2014
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Online Access:https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/1531
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2545&context=theses