Susceptibility of zoospores to UV radiation determines upper depth distribution limit of Arctic kelps: evidence through field experiments
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1 Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570 Bremerhaven, Germany, 2 Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, PO Box 180, D-27483 Helgoland, Germany, 3 Plant Ecophysiology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstr. 10, D-78464 Konstanz, Germany, 4 School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia, and 5 Institute for Polar Ecology, University of Kiel, Wischhofstr. 1–3, D-24148 Kiel, Germany
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