Germination and establishment of the invasive cordgrass Spartina densiflora in acidic and metal polluted sediments of the Tinto River

Curado, Guillermo; Rubio-Casal, Alfredo E.; Figueroa, Enrique; Castillo, Jesús M.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.05.022

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“…The capacity of S. densiflora to germinate in polluted sediments had been previously reported by Curado et al (2010) and Mateos-Naranjo et al (2011), which found that high metal bioavailability, may inhibit or alter the germination response of S. densiflora. Thus our results indicated that the kinetic of germination, final percentage of germination and germination characteristics of S. densiflora were highly influenced by the sediment characteristics, according to previous results.…”

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“…Seven germination characteristic parameters were determined at the end of the experiment: final germination percentage, number of days to first germination (FGD), number of days to final germination (LGD), mean time to germination (MTG), coefficient of velocity of germination (CVG) and mean daily germination (MDG) (Curado et al, 2010;Mateos-Naranjo et al, 2011;Jahanian et al, 2012).…”

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Bacterial inoculants for enhanced seed germination of Spartina densiflora: Implications for restoration of metal polluted areas

Paredes-Páliz

Pajuelo

Doukkali

et al. 2016

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Bacterial inoculants for enhanced seed germination of Spartina densiflora: Implications for restoration of metal polluted areas

Paredes-Páliz

Pajuelo

Doukkali

et al. 2016

Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…Restoration of estuaries with the endemic native species S. maritima has a major influence in the ecosystem, from prevention of erosion to maintenance of avian community diversity (Curado et al, 2013). Non-restored marshes of the southwest coast of Spain are being colonised by the invasive S. densiflora, which is displacing the native S. maritima (Castillo et al, 2008(Castillo et al, , 2010Martínez-Domínguez et al, 2008). In fact, S. maritima is included on some European red lists aimed to promote the conservation of endangered species, including the one published by the Andalusian Government in Spain (Cabezudo et al, 2005).…”

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Scouting contaminated estuaries: Heavy metal resistant and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in the native metal rhizoaccumulator Spartina maritima

Mesa

Mateos‐Naranjo

Caviedes

et al. 2015

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“…However, S. densiflora germination would not be altered within the narrow recorded pH range (6.2-7.7) (Curado et al 2010). Similarly, electrical conductivity varied within a range (0.11-0.23 mS cm -1 ) that would not influence S. densiflora germination significantly (Castillo et al 2005).…”

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Wrack burial reduces germination and establishment of the invasive cordgrass Spartina densiflora

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Germination and emergence of halophytes may decrease significantly by seed burial in dead plant material, or wrack, which is common and abundant in tidal marshes. The effects of plant debris (wrack) burial on seed germination and seedling establishment of Spartina densiflora, an invasive cordgrass, were studied under greenhouse conditions and compared with field observations. Five wrack burial depths were applied: control without wrack, 1 cm (1235 ± 92 g DW wrack m -2 ), 2 cm (3266 ± 13 g DW m -2 ), 4 cm (4213 ± 277 g DW m -2 ), and 8 cm (6138 ± 227 g DW m -2 ). Sediment pH, electrical conductivity, redox potential and temperature were recorded. Quiescence increased with wrack load up to ~20% at 8 cm deep. Germination decreased with wrack load from 96% to 14%, which could be related with anoxic conditions under the debris since sediment redox potential was as low as -83 ± 7 mV at 8 cm. Germination percentage increased and quiescent and dormant percentages decreased at higher daily sediment temperatures and with higher daily temperature fluctuations, conditions that were recorded without or under low loads of wrack. Spartina densiflora did not show primary dormancy, but its seeds entered into a non-deep physiological dormancy below 1 cm deep in plant debris. The establishment of S. densiflora seedlings was also greatly reduced by wrack burial since only 6 seedlings (11 ± 5 % of germinated seeds) emerged above plant debris from 1 cm and all seedlings died from deeper than 1 cm. S. densiflora seedling development was also reduced by wrack burial. The inverse relationship between germination and emergence of S. densiflora with wrack burial recorded in our study is useful to predict its invasion dynamics and to plan the management of invaded marshes. NeoBiotaAhmed Abbas et al. / NeoBiota 21: 65-79 (2014) 66

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Germination and establishment of the invasive cordgrass Spartina densiflora in acidic and metal polluted sediments of the Tinto River

Cited by 21 publications

References 50 publications

Bacterial inoculants for enhanced seed germination of Spartina densiflora: Implications for restoration of metal polluted areas

Bacterial inoculants for enhanced seed germination of Spartina densiflora: Implications for restoration of metal polluted areas

Scouting contaminated estuaries: Heavy metal resistant and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria in the native metal rhizoaccumulator Spartina maritima

Wrack burial reduces germination and establishment of the invasive cordgrass Spartina densiflora

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