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Science 7 March 1980:
Vol. 207. no. 4435, pp. 1069 - 1071
DOI: 10.1126/science.207.4435.1069
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Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Coral Reef Epifauna

PAUL L. JOKIEL 1

1 Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Post Office Box 1346, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744

Many "shade-loving" reef organisms show adverse effects when irradiated with full natural sunlight but not if radiation shorter than 400 nanometers is screened out. Shortwave solar radiation appears to be an important physical factor controlling the biology of shallow tropical benthic marine communities.

Submitted on June 29, 1979
Revised on November 13, 1979


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