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UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems. Edited by Helbling, E. W. and Zagarese, H. (2003) The Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer Verlag, Cambridge, UK. $290.00. ISBN 0-854-04301-2.
Annis Water Resources Institute and Lake Michigan Center, Grand Valley State University, MI, USA
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All Earthly events can be eventually blamed on the Sun. Is it not?
There is no doubt that solar radiation is a fundamental force in nature. At least two earlier books have dealt with the premise that solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) penetrating our watery planet profoundly impacts both the living as well as the non-living components (Calkins, 1982
; De Mora et al., 2000
). Today, in an