Stocks and biogeochemical cycling of soil-derived nutrients in an ultramafic rain forest in New Caledonia

ALD Paul, S Isnard, FQ Brearley, G Echevarria… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultramafic rain forests in New Caledonia evolved on some of the most nutrient impoverished
soils globally and are some of the slowest-growing tropical forests known. This study aimed …

Strategies of accumulation of potentially toxic elements in Minuartia recurva and M. bulgarica

K Jakovljević, G Tomović, AJM Baker, S Đurović… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The aim of this study was to determine the concentrations of potentially toxic elements in soil
samples and plant tissues of Minuartia recurva and M. bulgarica, predominantly or …

Contrasting phosphorus (P) accumulation in response to soil P availability in 'metal crops' from P-impoverished soils

PN Nkrumah, G Echevarria, PD Erskine, RL Chaney… - Plant and Soil, 2021 - Springer
Background and aims Phosphorus is one of the major nutrients that directly or indirectly
affects all aspects of plant growth. Tropical nickel hyperaccumulators, including Phyllanthus …

Plantago subulata as indicator of potentially toxic elements in the substrate

K Jakovljević, T Mišljenović, S Jovanović… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Plantago subulata is a facultative serpentinophyte, with predominantly ultramafic distribution
in Serbia and Montenegro. The plant samples were collected from ultramafic and non …

Pollution assessment and source apportionment of metals in paddy field of Salem, South India

P Vasudhevan, E Manikandan, MP Jonathan… - Environmental Earth …, 2022 - Springer
Heavy metal accumulation in agricultural soils has been increased greatly by modern
agronomical practices. The objectives of the present study are to assess the spatial …

Grassland flora of ultramafic areas in Northern Pindus (Greece)

E Filis, D Kyrkas, N Mantzos… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In Europe, the largest and most floristically diverse ultramafic (serpentine) outcrops are
located on the Balkan Peninsula. In Greece, the Northern Pindus mountain range is …

Effects of different shading levels on the growth of Bornmuellera emarginata, a nickel hyperaccumulator for use in agromining

D Kyrkas, N Mantzos, P Beza… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Greek endemic Bornmuellera emarginata, known for its Ni hyperaccumulation
capacity, is a promising candidate species for use in agromining. At the same time, the …

Herbarium and field studies of nickel hyperaccumulator plants from ultramafic soils in Guatemala

HP Disinger, DM Navarrete Gutiérrez… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Until 2019, there were no published reports of trace element hyperaccumulation in the
plants of Central America or Mexico. Recent reports, based mostly on measurement of …

Physiological parameters indicate remarkable survival mechanisms of Sanguisorba minor Scop. on metalliferous and non-metalliferous sites

M Hasanović, J Čakar, A Ahatović, S Murtić, M Subašić… - Biologia, 2022 - Springer
Many plant species have developed adaptive mechanisms to protect against stress,
including stress caused by exposure to heavy metals. As a ubiquitous plant, Sanguisorba …

Soil chemistry, elemental profiles and elemental distribution in nickel hyperaccumulator species from New Caledonia

V Gei, G Echevarria, PD Erskine, S Isnard, B Fogliani… - Plant and Soil, 2020 - Springer
Aims This study aimed to establish elemental profiles and to spatially resolve the elemental
distribution in five New Caledonian woody Ni hyperaccumulator plant species (Geissois …