Variation in Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench, the Purple Moor Grass, in Relation to Edaphic Environments

Salim, Kamariah Abu

doi:10.1006/anbo.1995.1049

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“…Since 1960, the dominant heather was increasingly replaced by the perennial grass species Deschampsia flexuosa and Molinia caerulea (Bokdam and Gleichman, 2000). Molinia caerulea (purple moor grass) is a perennial grass with success in colonizing different habitats (Salim et al, 1995) (Fig. 2).…”

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An evaluation of ensemble classifiers for mapping Natura 2000 heathland in Belgium using spaceborne angular hyperspectral (CHRIS/Proba) imagery

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Beckers

Spanhove

et al. 2012

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinfor

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An evaluation of ensemble classifiers for mapping Natura 2000 heathland in Belgium using spaceborne angular hyperspectral (CHRIS/Proba) imagery

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Beckers

Spanhove

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International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinfor

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“…Two diverse populations of M. caerulea , one growing on a calcium‐rich, alkaline, LeBlanc waste tip (pH 7.54 ± 0.13), the other on an acid moorland (pH 3.9 ± 0.1), were investigated by Salim et al. (1995).…”

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“…1 mainly in the lowlands but is fairly frequent in the Polish mountains (Mirek and Piękoś-Mirkowa, 2007). This grass occurs in a variety of habitats such as moorland, mire, river banks, grazed and ungrazed grasslands (the Molinion alliance) and wastelands (coal mine heaps, metal contaminated sites, sites of sand-pit excavation) and wet coniferous forests (the Molinio-Pinetum) (Grime et al, 1988;Kompała-Bąba et al, 2005;Kompała-Bąba and Bąba, 2013;Kompała and Woźniak, 2001;Ryszka and Turnau 2007;Salim et al, 1995;Szarek-Łukaszewska and Grodzińska, 2011;Rostański, 2006). It forms tussocks (0-20 cm in diameter) or extensive swards.…”

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) root colonization dynamics of Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench. in grasslands and post-industrial sites

Bąba

Błońska

Kompała‐Bąba

et al. 2016

Ecological Engineering

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The aims of this studies were: (i) to examine the influence of heavy metal content (Zn, Cd, Pb, Fe, Cu) and other physico-chemical soil parameters on the level of root colonization of Molinia caerulea and (ii) to relate root colonisation parameters and soil variables to Molinia caerulea abundance in two contrasting habitats (grasslands and heavy metal contaminated sites).The sites differ significantly in terms of bio-available heavy metal contents, particularly Zn (34 times more than grasslands), soil texture, CaCO , organic matter (LOI%), Mg and nitrate content. PrincipalComponent Analysis showed the strong negative correlations between frequency of mycorrhization (F), arbuscular abundance (A%) and intensity of root cortex colonisation (M%) and concentration of bioavailable Zn and Cd. Moreover, no positive correlation between root colonization of Molinia and its abundance was found. The frequency of mycorrhization of root fragments (F%) was only slightly different between these two habitats, whereas the intensity of root cortex colonisation (M%) and relative arbuscular abundance (A%) were significantly lower (3 and 4 times respectively) on the postindustrial sites.The bioavailable Zn content in the substratum of post-industrial sites was strongly negatively correlated with species richness, Shannon diversity index and Evenness. In contrast, these relationshipswere not statistically significant in grasslands. Based on obtained results we could draw a model of possible relationships between root colonization of Molinia , HM content and Molinia abundance on grasslands and post-industrial sites. Bioavailable Zn content in the soil is a one of main factors influencing the Molinia community diversity. In the grasslands, lower amounts of bioavailable Zn, resulted in higher species richness (R) and species diversity (H) which in turn lead to higher root colonization. On the other hand, on the post-industrial sites, the elevated bioavailable Zn content strongly decreases the plant species richness (R) and species diversity (H) and this caused the decline in root colonization parameters. The low species richness on Zn-polluted sites allowedMolinia to reach higher abundance since the competition with other species is reduced.

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Variation in Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench, the Purple Moor Grass, in Relation to Edaphic Environments

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

An evaluation of ensemble classifiers for mapping Natura 2000 heathland in Belgium using spaceborne angular hyperspectral (CHRIS/Proba) imagery

An evaluation of ensemble classifiers for mapping Natura 2000 heathland in Belgium using spaceborne angular hyperspectral (CHRIS/Proba) imagery

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) root colonization dynamics of Molinia caerulea (L.) Moench. in grasslands and post-industrial sites

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