The oceans take up over 1 million tons of anthropogenic CO2 per hour, increasing dissolved
p CO2 and decreasing seawater pH in a process called ocean acidification (OA). At the …

Increases in ultraviolet radiation at the Earth's surface due to the depletion of the
stratospheric ozone layer have recently fuelled interest in the mechanisms of various effects …

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and noise are the ubiquitous environmental hazards with
considerable detrimental effects on the physiological and psychological health of humans …

The present status of knowledge of the gas-phase reactions of inorganic Ox, HOx and NOx
species and of selected classes of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)[alkanes, alkenes …

▪ Abstract Declines and losses of amphibian populations are a global problem with complex
local causes. These may include ultraviolet radiation, predation, habitat modification …

Although UV-B is a minor component of sunlight, it has a disproportionately damaging effect
on higher plants. Ultraviolet-sensitive targets include DNA, proteins and membranes, and …

Plants are subject to a wide range of abiotic stresses, and their cuticular wax layer provides
a protective barrier, which consists predominantly of long‐chain hydrocarbon compounds …

Fish culture in hatcheries and other aquacultural facilities is becoming much more intensive
all over the world. The success of all kinds of fish rearing depends on the quality of …

Climatic factors influence the emergence and reemergence of infectious diseases, in
addition to multiple human, biological, and ecological determinants. Climatologists have …

As part of an overall “biodiversity crisis” many amphibian populations are in decline
throughout the world. Numerous causes have been invoked to explain these declines …