Assessing urban habitat quality based on specific leaf area and stomatal characteristics of Plantago lanceolata L

Kardel, Fatemeh; Wuyts, Karen; Babanezhad, Manoochehr; Vitharana, U.W.A.; Wuytack, Tatiana; Potters, Geert; Samson, Roeland

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2009.10.006

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“…Leaves collect dust on their leaf surface and trichomes (Lohr and Pearson-Mims, 1996). They could absorb gaseous pollutants via their stomata which interact between plants and their environment (Morani et al, 2011;Kardel et al, 2010); in this aspect leaves are active air contaminant collectors. On the other hand, leaves collect and deposit dust via their trichomes; thus they are also passive dust traps (Schulze and Hall, 1982;Pallardy, 2008).…”

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Elemental concentrations in deposited dust on leaves along an urbanization gradient

Simon

Baranyai

Braun

et al. 2014

Science of The Total Environment

110

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• Dust is used as indicators of the accumulation of inorganic pollutants.• Scanning EM was used to explore the morphological structure of leaves.• Amount of dust deposited of leaves correlated with trichomes' density.• A. negundo, C. occidentalis and Q. robur are suitable to indicate air contaminants.• A. negundo and C. occidentalis are suitable to decrease the amount of dust in air. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Environmental health is an essential component of the quality of life in modern societies. Monitoring of environmental quality and the assessment of environmental risks are often species based on the elemental concentration of deposited dust. Our result suggested that stomata size and distribution were the most important factors influencing the accumulation of air contaminants in leaves. We found that the leaves' surfaces of Acer negundo and Celtis occidentalis were covered by a large number of trichomes, and these species have proven to be suitable biomonitors for atmospheric pollution difficult; these can be overcome using bioindicator species. Leaves of Padus serotina, Acer campestre, A. negundo, Quercus robur and C. occidentalis were used to assess the amount of deposited dust and the concentration of contaminants in deposited dust in and around the city of Debrecen, Hungary. Samples were collected from an urban, suburban and rural area along an urbanization gradient. The concentrations of Ba, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, S, Sr and Zn were determined in deposited dust using ICP-OES. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to explore the morphological structure and dust absorbing capacity of leaves. We found significant differences in dust deposition among species, and dust deposition correlated with trichomes' density. Principal component analysis (PCA) also showed a total separation of tree.

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Elemental concentrations in deposited dust on leaves along an urbanization gradient

Simon

Baranyai

Braun

et al. 2014

Science of The Total Environment

110

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“…) [10,20]. The plasticity indices (PIs) [this index ranged from 0 (no plasticity) to 1 (maximum plasticity)] of the morphological characteristics of C. yedoensis with different degrees of insect attack were calculated according to previously described methods [21][22].…”

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Response of Leaf Functional Traits of Cerasus yedoensis (Mats.) Yü Li to Serious Insect Attack

Wang¹,

Liu²,

Xiao³

et al. 2016

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…These results give the conclusion that the tree species P. coccinea is not applicable for bioindication of air pollution. Unlike that situation, the tree species O. europaea and L. japonicum demonstrate the effects of urbanization on elemental concentrations in leaves, but the results may also depend on the morphological anatomical parameters of leaves (Kardel et al 2010).…”

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“…Some plant species are especially useful as biological indicators to assess air pollution because of their global distribution (e.g. Kardel et al 2010). A lot of plant species have already been applied as bioindicator species (Baycu et al 2006;Celik et al 2005;Fraenzle et al 2012;Markert et al 2003;Mingorance, Oliva 2006;Youssef 2012).…”

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Bioindication of Trace Metal Pollution in the Atmosphere of Baku City Using Ligustrum Japonicum, Olea Europea, and Pyracantha Coccinea Leaves

Youssef

Markert

Gurbanov

et al. 2014

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

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Abstract. Trinitrotoluene (TNT), a commonly used explosive for military and industrial applications, can cause serious environmental pollution. 28-day laboratory pot experiment was carried out applying bioaugmentation using laboratory selected bacterial strains as inoculum, biostimulation with molasses and cabbage leaf extract, and phytoremediation using rye and blue fenugreek to study the effect of these treatments on TNT removal and changes in soil microbial community responsible for contaminant degradation. Chemical analyses revealed significant decreases in TNT concentrations, including reduction of some of the TNT to its amino derivates during the 28-day tests. The combination of bioaugmentation-biostimulation approach coupled with rye cultivation had the most profound effect on TNT degradation. Although plants enhanced the total microbial community abundance, blue fenugreek cultivation did not significantly affect the TNT degradation rate. The results from molecular analyses suggested the survival and elevation of the introduced bacterial strains throughout the experiment. Keywords: TNT, bioaugmentation, biostimulation, phytoremediation, microbial community.

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Assessing urban habitat quality based on specific leaf area and stomatal characteristics of Plantago lanceolata L

Cited by 133 publications

References 47 publications

Elemental concentrations in deposited dust on leaves along an urbanization gradient

Elemental concentrations in deposited dust on leaves along an urbanization gradient

Response of Leaf Functional Traits of Cerasus yedoensis (Mats.) Yü Li to Serious Insect Attack

Bioindication of Trace Metal Pollution in the Atmosphere of Baku City Using Ligustrum Japonicum, Olea Europea, and Pyracantha Coccinea Leaves

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