Comparative analysis of metal translocation in red maple (Acer rubrum) and trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) populations from stressed ecosystems contaminated with metals
Autor: | Melanie Mehes-Smith, Abdelwahab Omri, K. N. Kalubi |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Ecology Magnesium chemistry.chemical_element Chromosomal translocation Soil classification Zinc 010501 environmental sciences 15. Life on land Biology 01 natural sciences Soil contamination Metal chemistry visual_art Bioaccumulation Botany visual_art.visual_art_medium Hardwood General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 010606 plant biology & botany 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science |
Zdroj: | Chemistry and Ecology. 32:312-323 |
ISSN: | 1029-0370 0275-7540 |
Popis: | Uptake of contaminants by plants and their mechanisms have been the subjects of several studies, but reports on the analysis of metal translocation in hardwood trees are limited. The main objective of this study is to compare metal accumulation and translocation in red maple (Acer rubrum) and trembling aspen (Poplar tremuloides) growing in Northern Ontario. Results show that P. tremuloides leaf tissues accumulate more nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) than roots. The concentrations of these elements in A. rubrum were low in leaf, branch, and roots tissues compared to the bioavailable levels of these metals in soil. The translocation factors (TFs) of metals from roots to leaves were low for copper (Cu) and high for iron (Fe), magnesium (Mg), Ni, and Zn in P. tremuloides. They varied from 0.52 to 3.26 for Fe, 3.39 to 5.47 for Mg, 2.6 to 16.4 for Ni, and 1.41 to 4.1 for Zn. For A. rubrum the TF was low for all the elements except Mg. For this species, the TF values from roots to leaves varied from 0.08 to 0.... |
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