PUBLIC TALK: Impacts of enhanced UV-B radiation on the ocean ecosystems

A public lecture by Susana Agusti, Professorial Fellow at the UWA Oceans Institute, and Research Professor, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA).

In this lecture Professor Agusti will describe the current state of the stratospheric ozone layer (SOL) and evidence for impacts of changes in SOL over geological time scales on marine life. She will explain the range of strategies that marine organisms use to avoid, protect and repair UVB-induced damages, and how UVB impact different levels of organisation (from molecules and cells, to populations and ecosystems). She will conclude by demonstrating the differences in the sensitivity of marine organisms from the northern and southern organisms to UVB radiation.

Cost: Free but RSVP required via http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/agusti