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. 2007 Sep 12;2(9):e782. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000782

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Pankow, Bamberger.

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The schematic qualitatively depicts the fluctuations in UV exposure for N. vectensis as a function of the sea level. Most of the DNA-damaging UV light drops within the first 1–2 meters to about 10% of UV irradiation present at the water surface. DNA damage caused by UV-irradiation decreases by several magnitudes within the first meters of coastal sea water.