PHOTOREACTIVATION OF UV-INDUCED DAMAGE TO EMBRYOS OF A PLANKTONIC COPEPOD

Authors
NAGANUMA T INOUE T UYE S
Citation
T. Naganuma et al., PHOTOREACTIVATION OF UV-INDUCED DAMAGE TO EMBRYOS OF A PLANKTONIC COPEPOD, Journal of plankton research, 19(6), 1997, pp. 783-787
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Journal of plankton research → ACNP
ISSN journal
01427873
Volume
19
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
783 - 787
Database
ISI
SICI code
0142-7873(1997)19:6<783:POUDTE>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
UV irradiation damaged the embryos of the planktonic copepod Calanus s inicus. The hatching rate was reduced, and the hatched larvae were def ormed by the UV irradiation at unweighted intensities similar to those occurring naturally. However, the UV-induced damage was reduced by si multaneous irradiation with the visible light from a fluorescent lamp. This photoreactivation may play an important role in reducing the mor tality of this species in the marine environment.