The effect of air pollution and other environmental stressors on leaf fluctuating asymmetry and specific leaf area of Salix alba L

Wuytack, Tatiana; Wuyts, Karen; Dongen, Stefan Van; Baeten, Lander; Kardel, Fatemeh; Verheyen, Kris; Samson, Roeland

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2011.06.037

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“…The influence of air pollution on SLA of other species varies greatly (Wuytack et al, 2011). Pooerter et al (2009) suggested that SLA of monocots increases under higher O 3 levels but decreases for dicots.…”

Section: Speciesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since shade is known to influence specific leaf area (SLA; Wuytack et al, 2011) we collected birch leaves from different branches of the sun crown in the end of July 2010 when leaves were fully developed and not yet affected by senescence. Nine to 20 leaves per tree (N ¼ 95) at each location (N ¼ 38) were used in a mixed sample to characterize site conditions, resulting in total N ¼ 1119 leaves.…”

Section: Leaf Morphological Characteristics Of Birchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Morphological, structural or biochemical characteristics of plant leaves can act as bio-indicators for air pollution; numerous studies (e.g., Kardel et al, 2010;Wuytack et al, 2010Wuytack et al, , 2011Khavaninzadeh et al, 2014) have focused on the suitability of different herbs or trees for biomonitoring.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The effects of short- and long-term air pollutants on plant phenology and leaf characteristics

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Markevych

Beck

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Section: Leaf Morphological Characteristics Of Birchmentioning

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The effects of short- and long-term air pollutants on plant phenology and leaf characteristics

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Markevych

Beck

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Environmental Pollution

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“…There is a large literature on the effects of toxins, such as heavy metals, chlorinated hydrocarbons, pesticides, air pollution, and sewage on the developmental stability of plants [139][140][141], invertebrates [142,143], fishes [144,145], amphibians [146], reptiles [147], birds [148], and mammals [149]. These select references represent a small fraction of the literature on environmental toxicology and fluctuating asymmetry.…”

Section: Environmental Toxicologymentioning

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Fluctuating Asymmetry of Human Populations: A Review

Graham

Özener

2016

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Fluctuating asymmetry, the random deviation from perfect symmetry, is a widely used population-level index of developmental instability, developmental noise, and robustness. It reflects a population's state of adaptation and genomic coadaptation. Here, we review the literature on fluctuating asymmetry of human populations. The most widely used bilateral traits include skeletal, dental, and facial dimensions; dermatoglyphic patterns and ridge counts; and facial shape. Each trait has its advantages and disadvantages, but results are most robust when multiple traits are combined into a composite index of fluctuating asymmetry (CFA). Both environmental (diet, climate, toxins) and genetic (aneuploidy, heterozygosity, inbreeding) stressors have been linked to population-level variation in fluctuating asymmetry. In general, these stressors increase average fluctuating asymmetry. Nevertheless, there have been many conflicting results, in part because (1) fluctuating asymmetry is a weak signal in a sea of noise; and (2) studies of human fluctuating asymmetry have not always followed best practices. The most serious concerns are insensitive asymmetry indices (correlation coefficient and coefficient of indetermination), inappropriate size scaling, unrecognized mixture distributions, inappropriate corrections for directional asymmetry, failure to use composite indices, and inattention to measurement error. Consequently, it is often difficult (or impossible) to compare results across traits, and across studies.

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“…В последние годы появилось много исследований, посвященных использованию феномена ФА при оценке антропогенного воз-действия в городской, рекреационной среде и в окрестностях промышленных объектов [21][22][23][24][25].…”

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Bioindication of Environmental Quality of the Yakutsk City Administrative Districts on the Basis of Leaf Fluctuating Asymmetry and Seed Quality of the Silver Birch Betula pendula Roth.

Шадрина¹,

Новгородова²,

Soldatova³

2018

CBE

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Солдатова Виктория Юрьевна, кандидат биологических наук, доцент биологического отде-ления Института естественных наук, Северо-Восточный федеральный университет имени М. К. Аммосова, solvik75@mail.ru Шадрина Елена Георгиевна, доктор биологических наук, ведущий научный сотрудник Ин-ститута биологических проблем криолитозоны Сибирского отделения РАН, e-shadrina@ yandex.ru.Новгородова Дария Николаевна, студент биологического отделения Института есте-ственных наук, Северо-Восточный федеральный университет имени М. К. Аммосова, dashanovg_9696@mail.ru Качество среды на территории г. Якутска оценивали по показателю флуктуирующей асимметрии (ФА) листа, всхожести и энергии прорастания семян березы повислой Betula pendula Roth. В 25 точках, расположенных в непосредственной близости от проезжей части улиц, собрано 2 300 листьев и в 21 точке отобраны пробы семян. Показатель ФА варьировал в пределах 0,042-0,057, что соответствует качеству среды от условно нор-мального до критического. Наиболее благополучно состояние берез в контрольной точке -на территории ботанического сада. Анализ по административным округам пока-зал, что наиболее неблагополучные показатели ФА характерны для берез, произрастаю-щих на территории центральной части города, -это Центральный, Октябрьский и Губин-ский округа, где наблюдается наибольшая транспортная нагрузка. Также неблагополучно состояние среды в Промышленном округе. Качество семян оценивали по показателям всхожести и энергии прорастания, оба показателя также реагируют на ухудшение ка-чества среды на территории города. Отмечена статистически значимая отрицательная корреляционная зависимость между величиной ФА (отражающей нарушения стабиль-ности развития) и показателями качества семян, что свидетельствует о согласованности реакций организма на загрязнение среды. Ключевые слова: флуктуирующая асимметрия, стабильность развития, качество сре-ды, урбанизированная территория, биотестирование, энергия прорастания, всхожесть семян.

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The effect of air pollution and other environmental stressors on leaf fluctuating asymmetry and specific leaf area of Salix alba L

Cited by 50 publications

References 32 publications

The effects of short- and long-term air pollutants on plant phenology and leaf characteristics

The effects of short- and long-term air pollutants on plant phenology and leaf characteristics

Fluctuating Asymmetry of Human Populations: A Review

Bioindication of Environmental Quality of the Yakutsk City Administrative Districts on the Basis of Leaf Fluctuating Asymmetry and Seed Quality of the Silver Birch Betula pendula Roth.

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