Water Browning Influences the Behavioral Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Zooplankton

In the last decades, limnic water bodies in the Northern hemisphere have experienced a noticeable browning, i.e., increasing levels of dissolved organic matter (DOM). While the effects on primary producers is usually considered negative (light attenuation), zooplankton is thought to benefit from inc...

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Main Authors: Raoul Wolf, Jan Heuschele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00026/full