UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems. Edited by Helbling, E. W. and Zagarese, H. (2003) The Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer Verlag, Cambridge, UK. $290.00. ISBN 0-854-04301-2.

All Earthly events can be eventually blamed on the Sun. Is itnot? There is no doubt that solar radiation is a fundamental forcein nature. At least two earlier books have dealt with the premisethat solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) penetrating our wateryplanet profoundly impacts both the living as well as the non-livingcomponents (Calkins, 1982; De Mora et al., 2000). Today, inan