More than 30 years have passed since the discovery of the first plant metallothionein in
wheat embryos, from which the emergence of a uniquely diverse metallothionein family with …

The marine seagrasses form an ecological and therefore paraphyletic group of marine
hydrophilus angiosperms which evolved three to four times from land plants towards an …

Genetic diversity is one of three forms of biodiversity recognized by the IUCN as deserving
conservation along with species and ecosystems. Seagrasses provide all three levels in …

Impacts of human‐related chemicals, either alone or in combination with other stressors, are
important to understand to prevent and reverse continuing worldwide seagrass declines …

Seagrasses are important foundation species in coastal ecosystems, and they provide food
and habitat that supports high biodiversity. However, seagrasses are increasingly subjected …

In this investigation, we assessed the effects of Cu and/or Cd excess on physiological and
metabolic processes of the widespread seagrass Zostera marina. Adult were exposed to low …

Metallothioneins (MTs) play essential roles in plant resistance to heavy metal stress, as well
as in the scavenging of reactive oxygen species. A number of metallothionein genes in …

The use of dried and re-hydrated biomass of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica was
investigated as an alternative and–low-cost biomaterial for removal of vanadium (III) and …

In this study, Posidonia oceanica.(L.) Delile (Posidoniaceae), which is a widely distributed
phanerogam in Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, was investigated for the phenolic …

Concentrations of the trace metals Cu, Cd, Pb, and Zn were measured in seawater,
rhizosphere sediments, interstitial water, and the tissues of three tropical species of …