Strong Sensitivity of Red Sea Zooplankton to UV-B Radiation

Ali M. Al-Aidaroos; Mohsen M.O. El-Sherbiny; Sathianeson Satheesh; Gopikrishna Mantha; Susana Agustī; Beatriz Carreja; Carlos M. Duarte

doi:10.1007/s12237-014-9868-4

Strong Sensitivity of Red Sea Zooplankton to UV-B Radiation

Ali M. Al-Aidaroos, Mohsen M.O. El-Sherbiny, Sathianeson Satheesh, Gopikrishna Mantha, Susana Agustī, Beatriz Carreja, Carlos M. Duarte^*

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The impacts of UV-B radiation to Red Sea coastal zooplankton was assessed experimentally at the time (May/June) of peak UV-B radiation, using the most abundant zooplankton species in the community (eight copepod genera, a cladoceran, an ostracod, a cumacean, and two meroplankton, including crab zoeae and megalopa). Mortality rates increased greatly in the presence of ambient UV-B radiation for all species tested except for Labidocera, Macrosetella, and the crab megalopa larvae. Mortality rates declined, on average, threefold when UV-B radiation was removed. These results provide evidence that Red Sea zooplankton are highly vulnerable to ambient levels of UV-B radiation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	846-853
Number of pages	8
Journal	Estuaries and Coasts
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-014-9868-4
State	Published - May 1 2015

Keywords

Copepods
Holoplankton
Meroplankton
Red Sea
UV-B impacts

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Aquatic Science
Ecology

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