Effects of UV-B radiation on Microbial communities in Kongsfjorden

Updated 2003-03-18

Effects of UV-B radiation on microbial communities in Kongsfjorden in relation to metal and dissolved organic matter availabillity.

Comments and additional information:

The project is part of the EU project COMET (Composition of dissolved organic matter and its interaction with metals and ultraviolet radiation in river-ocean systems: impact on the microbial food web)

Time frame

Status
Ongoing
Project time span
2001 - 2003
Data collection
2001 - 2002
Data processing
2001 - 2003
Data reporting
2001 - 2003

Contact information

Contact person
Sten-Åke Wangberg
Address
Botanical Institute Goteborg University P.O. Box 461, SE 405 30 Goteborg Sweden
Phone
+46 31 773 26 08
Fax
+46 31 773 26 26
Email
es.ug.ynatob@aws

Parameters and Media

Parameter groups measured/observed/modelled
Biological effects
Heavy metals
UV effects
Media sampled/studied/modelled
Algae (algae, phytoplankton)
Plankton (zooplankton)
Additional information or further specification of types of data / information collected, species / tissues / organs sampled, etc.

bacteria, virus, photosynthetic pigments, UV shielding pigments, photosynthetic activity, Biological Weighting Functions for UVB, Radiation and seawater attenuation.

Geography

Regions studied
UV effects
UV effects

Data availability

Samples/specimens archived in specimen banks?
No

Methods & Procedures

Not specified

Additional Information

Is this a bi- AND multi-lateral project (i.e. a project involving cooperation between different countries)?
Yes
Other institutes involved in the project

NERI, Denmark; DHI, Denmark; AWI, Germany, NIOZ, the Netherlands; Univ. Liverpool, Great Britain.

Is this project reporting to other organizations/programmes?

EU FP5

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