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Published online 26 February 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030224-4
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UV blinds barnacles
Thinning ozone cuts ocean's sunscreen
Intensifying ultraviolet radiation is blinding barnacle larvae, researchers have found, threatening their survival and potentially disrupting entire coastal ecosystems.
The tiny crustacean larvae swim towards the ocean's surface using light receptors in their eyes.
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