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  The attenuation of ultraviolet radiation in high dissolved organic carbon waters of wetlands and lakes on the northern Great Plains.

Arts, M. T., Robarts, R. D., Kasai, F., Waiser, M. J., Tumber, V. P., Plante, A. J., et al. (2000). The attenuation of ultraviolet radiation in high dissolved organic carbon waters of wetlands and lakes on the northern Great Plains. Limnology and Oceanography, 45(2), 292-299.

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Arts, Michael T., Author
Robarts, Richard D., Author
Kasai, Fumie, Author
Waiser, Marley J., Author
Tumber, Vijay P., Author
Plante, Amanda J., Author
Rai, Hakumat1, Author           
de Lange, Hendrika J., Author
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1Department Ecophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Limnology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Society, ou_976547              

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 Abstract: We used a scanning spectroradiometer to conduct underwater optical surveys of 44 waterbodies during the ice-free seasons of three consecutive years in wetlands and lakes in central Saskatchewan, Canada. The waterbodies ranged widely in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration (4.1-156.2 mg L⁻¹) and conductivity (270-74,300 μohms cm⁻¹). Although penetration of UV radiation (UV-R; 280-400 nm) in these systems was largely a function of DOC concentration, as has been reported previously, UV-R penetrated more deeply in saline waterbodies than in freshwater systems with similar DOC concentrations. Power models representing our K dUV-B or KdUV-A versus DOC relationships were described by KdUV-B = 0.604DOC1.287 (r² = 0.76, N = 23) and KdUV-A = 0.428DOC1.136 (r² = 0.55, N = 24) for freshwater systems and KdUV-B = 2.207DOC0.732 (r² = 0.40, N = 20) and KdUV-A = 1.436DOC0.600(r² = 0.18, N = 20) for saline systems. Our data, when combined with data from other researchers, resulted in the more general freshwater models KdUV-B = 0.705DOC1.248 (r² = 0.84, N = 43) and KdUV-A = 0.470DOC1.112 (r² = 0.70, N = 44), UV-B radiation (280-320 nm) is not expected to penetrate deeply (typically <50 cm) in prairie lakes and wetlands because of high intrinsic DOC concentrations. However, the central plains are characteristically windy and this, coupled with the shallowness of many of these systems, suggests that biota may still be at risk from present-day and future-enhanced levels of UV-B (which may result from ozone depletion). Moreover, this risk may be exacerbated in saline systems. This could be significant, especially because saline waterbodies are often highly productive and represent important North American staging areas for shorebirds and waterfowl.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2000-03
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Title: Limnology and Oceanography
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 45 (2) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 292 - 299 Identifier: ISSN: 0024-3590