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Global research on ultramafic (serpentine) ecosystems (8th International Conference on Serpentine Ecology in Sabah, Malaysia): a summary and synthesis
(CSIRO Publishing, 2015)
Since 1991, researchers from approximately 45 nations have participated in eight International Conferences on Serpentine Ecology (ICSE). The Conferences are coordinated by the International Serpentine Ecology Society (ISES), ...
A preliminary study of the role of bacterial-fungal co-inoculation on heavy metal phytotoxicity in serpentine soil
(CSIRO Publishing, 2015)
This study was conducted to understand the role of bacterial–fungal interactions on heavy metal uptake by Zea mays plants. A pot experiment was conducted for 90 days with Z. mays in serpentine soil inoculated with a ...
A preliminary survey of the diversity of soil algae and cyanoprokaryotes on mafic and ultramafic substrates in South Africa
(CSIRO Publishing, 2015)
Despite a large body of work on the serpentine-substrate effect on vascular plants, little work has been undertaken to describe algal communities found on serpentine soils derived from peridotite and other ultramafic rocks. ...
Lessons on evolution from the study of edaphic specialization
(Springer, 2018)
Plants adapted to special soil types are ideal for investigating evolutionary processes, including maintenance of intraspecific variation, adaptation, reproductive isolation, ecotypic differentiation, and the tempo and ...
Calcium : magnesium ratio affects environmental stress sensitivity in the serpentine-endemic Alyssum inflatum (Brassicaceae)
(CSIRO Publishing, 2015)
Plants endemic to serpentine soils are adapted to harsh environmental conditions typical of those soils, particularly, low (<1) calcium (Ca) : magnesium (Mg) ratios. We compared survival of two perennial Alyssum species ...
Ecotypic differentiation of mid-Atlantic Quercus species in response to ultramafic soils
(CSIRO Publishing, 2015)
Spatial heterogeneity of soil conditions combined with intraspecific variation confer site-specific edaphic tolerance, resulting in local adaptation and speciation. To understand the geoecological processes controlling ...
Limestone flora of the Simonton Corner Quarry Preserve, Rockport, Maine, USA
(New England Botanical Club, 2016)
Limestone is a distinctive substrate that has significant effects on soils and plants. The present study characterizes the diversity of vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens at the Simonton Corner Quarry Preserve, an ...
Transfer of heavy metals through terrestrial food webs: a review
(Springer, 2015)
Heavy metals are released into the environment
by both anthropogenic and natural sources. Highly
reactive and often toxic at low concentrations, they may
enter soils and groundwater, bioaccumulate in food
webs, and ...
Ultramafic vegetation and soils in the circumboreal region of the Northern Hemisphere
(Wiley, 2018)
The paper summarizes literature on climate, soil chemistry, vegetation and metal accumulation by plants found on ultramafic substrata in the circumboreal zone (sensu Takhtajan, Floristic regions of the world, 1986) of the ...
Heavy metal dissolution mechanisms from electrical industrial sludge
(Elsevier, 2019)
In this paper, we investigate the release of heavy metals from sludge produced from an electrical industry using both organic and inorganic acids. Single and sequential extractions were conducted to assess heavy metals in ...