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Ultraviolet-B Radiation

This web page provides a central location for Ultrviolet-B Radiation information provided by the Research Branch.

Publications:

2005
  • Temperature stress tolerance of conifer seedlings after exposure to UV-B radiation.
    2002
  • Ultraviolet-B Radiation Impacts on Tree Seedlings in British Columbia.
    2000
  • Risk assessment for ultraviolet-B radiation damage to economically-important tree species in British Columbia.
  • Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on needle anatomy and morphology of western larch, interior spruce, and lodgepole pine.
    1999
  • Ultraviolet-B risks to British Columbia trees.
    1998
  • Ultraviolet-B radiation risks to conifer seedlings: 1) One-year-old seedlings.
  • Ultraviolet-B radiation risks to conifer seedlings: 2) Newly-germinated seedlings.
    1997
  • Ultraviolet radiation effects on BC trees: Forecast for the future 1) Effects of UV-B radiation on plants. From Carbon Cycle to Bicycle: Sharing Responsibility for Climate Change.
  • Ultraviolet radiation effects on BC trees: Forecast for the future 2) Effects of UV-B radiation on BC conifers. From Carbon Cycle to Bicycle: Sharing Responsibility for Climate Change.
  • UV-B effects: Forests
  • Do conifers sunburn? Part 1: Summary of North American research on ultraviolet-B radiation effects on conifers.
  • Do conifers sunburn? Part 2: Ultraviolet-B radiation effects on some British Columbia tree species.
    1996
  • Ultraviolet-B radiation effects on some British Columbia conifers 1) Engelmann spruce from five elevations.
  • Ultraviolet-B radiation effects on some British Columbia conifers 2) Sitka spruce and coastal Douglas-fir from three elevations.
  • Contacts:

  • Sylvia L'Hirondelle
  • Dave Spittlehouse

  • Last Modified: 2006 JUN 2. Ministry contact: Sylvia L'Hirondelle.
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