Vascular plants as ecological indicators of metals in alpine vegetation (Karkonosze, SW Poland)

Samecka-Cymerman, Aleksandra; Żołnierz, Ludwik; Rajsz, Adam; Kempers, Alexander J.

doi:10.1007/s11356-017-9608-y

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“…Especially distinctive were total Pb contents which in some sites were higher than the admissible 100 mg kg −1 for cultivated soils (Table 1). High concentration of this element in Karkonosze soil was also reported by Kabała and Szerszeń (2002) and Wojtuń et al (2017). Upper plant available soil concentrations of trace elements from A. distentifolium sites (Table 1) were higher for Cu, Mn, Ni and Pb and lower for Cd, Cr, Fe and Zn than those established by Wojtuń et al (2017) for soils in the Karkonosze (mg kg −1 ): Cd 0.001-0.7, Cr 0.002-4.4, Cu 0.7-4.3, Fe 97-6220, Mn 0.2-46, Ni 0.002-2.1, Pb 12-77 and Zn 0.6-88.…”

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“…High concentration of this element in Karkonosze soil was also reported by Kabała and Szerszeń (2002) and Wojtuń et al (2017). Upper plant available soil concentrations of trace elements from A. distentifolium sites (Table 1) were higher for Cu, Mn, Ni and Pb and lower for Cd, Cr, Fe and Zn than those established by Wojtuń et al (2017) for soils in the Karkonosze (mg kg −1 ): Cd 0.001-0.7, Cr 0.002-4.4, Cu 0.7-4.3, Fe 97-6220, Mn 0.2-46, Ni 0.002-2.1, Pb 12-77 and Zn 0.6-88. The plant available form of Pb in soil in some sites was also higher than the admissible level of this element for cultivated soils (Table 1).…”

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confidence: 82%

“…Vegetation of the high parts of the Karkonosze is described by Štursa (1998) as arcticalpine tundra. The longitudinal location of these mountains favours influence of W-E flow (from the former 'black triangle') of long-range pollution transport from mining and chemical industries as well as power plants (Pusz 2016;Wojtuń et al 2013aWojtuń et al , b 2017. One of the constituents of contaminants is nondegradable metals easy accumulated in biota and incorporated in soils with a negative impact on ecosystems (Kabata-Pendias 2001a;Szopka et al 2011).…”

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Trace elements in Athyrium distentifolium from alpine vegetation in the Karkonosze, SW Poland

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Environ Monit Assess

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The Karkonosze National Park is affected by long-distance metal air transport of anthropogenic contamination as well as by tourist activity. Therefore, concentrations of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn were evaluated in soil as well as in vital and non-vital fronds of Athyrium distentifolium Opiz collected in the middle of the growing season from glacial cirques in the Karkonosze. Additionally, fronds of the same species turning brown in autumn were collected from the same sampling sites. The health of ferns was impacted by the contents of Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn in fronds, which may indicate that A. distentifolium uses elements accumulated in its tissues as defence against pathogens. Individuals from higher altitudes contained higher concentrations of Cd, Cu, Ni, Fe and Pb than those from lower altitudes. Autumn fronds of A. distentifolium contained a significantly higher concentration of Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn and Pb than vital summer fronds, which may indicate sequestration of these elements in senescing fronds probably to remove potentially harmful metals. Non-vital ferns were a better accumulator of Pb than vital ones, while both types of ferns accumulated Mn in a similar way.

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Trace elements in Athyrium distentifolium from alpine vegetation in the Karkonosze, SW Poland

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“…The maximum mass fractions of Cr, Cu, Fe and Ni in C. vulgaris (Table 1) from Iceland were higher and those of Cd, Mn, Pb and Zn were lower than in the same species from Karkonosze (SW Poland) reported by Wojtuń et al (2017) and lower except for Fe than those from unpolluted sites in the Tatra National Park investigated by Šoltés et al (2014) and Gjengedal et al (2015). Maximum levels of Fe and Mn were higher and those of Cu and Zn were lower than in this species found 0.5 km from a Cu-Ni smelter (mg kg -1 ): Cu 285, Fe 3896, Zn 205 and Mn 60 (Monni et al 2002).…”

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Metals in Calluna vulgaris, Empetrum nigrum, Festuca vivipara and Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus in the geothermal areas of Iceland

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Wąsowicz

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This investigation was conducted to identify the content of metals in Calluna vulgaris (family Ericaceae), Empetrum nigrum (family Ericaceae), Festuca vivipara (family Poaceae) and Thymus praecox subsp. arcticus (family Lamiaceae), as well as in the soils where they were growing in eight geothermal heathlands in Iceland. Investigation into the vegetation of geothermal areas is crucial and may contribute to their proper protection in the future and bring more understanding under what conditions the plants respond to an ecologically more extreme situation. Plants from geothermally active sites were enriched with metals as compared to the same species from non-geothermal control sites (at an average from about 150 m from geothermal activity). The enriched metals consisted of Cd, Co, Cu, Fe and Ni in C. vulgaris; Cd, Mn and Ti in E. nigrum; Hg and Pb in F. vivipara; and Cd, Fe and Hg in T. praecox. Notably, C. vulgaris, E. nigrum, F. vivipara and T. praecox had remarkably high concentrations of Ti at levels typical of toxicity thresholds. Cd and Pb (except for C. vulgaris and F. vivipara) were not accumulated in the shoots of geothermal plants. C. vulgaris from geothermal and control sites was characterised by the highest bioaccumulation factor (BF) of Ti and Mn; E. nigrum and F. vivipara by the highest BF of Ti and Cr; and T. praecox by the highest BF of Ti and Zn compared to the other elements. In comparison with the other examined species, F. vivipara from geothermal sites had the highest concentration of Ti in above-ground parts at any concentration of plant-available Ti in soil.

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“…However, some Ericaceae, for example, Vaccinium corymbosum (highbush blueberry), exhibit high leaf [Mn] (Millaleo et al, 2020) which is typically associated with a carboxylatereleasing P-acquisition strategy (Lambers et al, 2015). Carboxylate release in some Ericaceae might therefore account for the large variability in leaf [Mn] (Bouwens and Longin, 1979;Pillon et al, 2018) and often high leaf [Mn] (Korcak, 1987;Wojtuń et al, 2017;Kula et al, 2018) in Ericaceae. Again, there are no broad survey data for Ericaceae foliar [Mn], which, if collected across the range of biomes where the family occurs, would provide a surrogate for showing how far and wide mycorrhizal activity and carboxylate release occur in the family (Zhou et al, 2020;Lambers et al, 2021).…”

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Revisiting mycorrhizal dogmas: Are mycorrhizas really functioning as they are widely believed to do?

2020

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Since the discovery of mycorrhizas, dogmas have been developed regarding their function, ecology, and distribution. We explore if these dogmas are valid, and if there are research biases toward regions inhabited by most researchers and away from regions inhabited by most plant species. We found, first, that the mycorrhizal status is known in less than 1% of plant species, with few having proven mycorrhizal benefits for growth and development. Second, the mycorrhizal status of a plant species varies within families, even genera. Third, mycorrhizas are important for phosphorus acquisition only within a narrow phosphorus range. Fourth, mycorrhizal plants are not uniform in their response to environment; taxonomy, phylogeny and continental history strongly drive mycorrhizal diversity. For example, the center of diversification of Ericaceae and Orchidaceae is in the neotropics, rather than, as recently claimed, in cold and high-latitude climates. Understanding the importance of mycorrhizas at the family-wide and biome-wide level is therefore conflicted by a research bias toward research-intensive regions outside the phylogenetic hotspots of diversification. The current precepts on mycorrhizas provide important starting points for hypotheses to robustly test when and where mycorrhizas play a role in determining ecological trajectory. The time has come to move forward and revisit past assumptions and update the dogmas, rather than assume functional significance in terms of nutritional benefits from studies on extraneous regions and species. We conclude that non-nutritional benefits deserve far greater attention.

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Vascular plants as ecological indicators of metals in alpine vegetation (Karkonosze, SW Poland)

Cited by 15 publications

References 67 publications

Trace elements in Athyrium distentifolium from alpine vegetation in the Karkonosze, SW Poland

Trace elements in Athyrium distentifolium from alpine vegetation in the Karkonosze, SW Poland

Metals in Calluna vulgaris, Empetrum nigrum, Festuca vivipara and Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus in the geothermal areas of Iceland

Revisiting mycorrhizal dogmas: Are mycorrhizas really functioning as they are widely believed to do?

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