Heavy metals are widely distributed contaminants in natural environments and their
potential threats to human health have attracted worldwide concerns due to the food chain …

The influence of Pb and Zn on chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence and plant growth of one-year-
old Koelreuteria paniculata and Zelkova schneideriana young plants was investigated. Pb …

Published research is reviewed to provide examples of both positive and negative
interactions of contaminants and: climate change; habitat change; invasive and introduced …

The aim of the study was to assess the relationships between vegetation, physicochemical
and microbial properties of substrate at coal ash and sludge disposal sites. The study was …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been shown to play an important role in increasing
plant fitness in harsh conditions. Therefore, AMF are currently considered to be effective …

Abstract High-resolution Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) scanners provide detailed
information on terrain surfaces, thus enabling the detection of the topographic signatures of …

Understanding the underlying ecological processes that control plant diversity within (α-
diversity) and among (β-diversity) forest gaps is important for managing natural forest …

Invasive tree species change biodiversity, nutrient cycles, and ecosystem services, and can
turn native ecosystems into novel ecosystems determined by invaders. In the acclimatization …

Abstract Aims Pseudo-metallophyte Silene vulgaris frequently colonizes polluted areas. We
investigated whether plants obtained under in vitro conditions can be used to form long-term …

Abstract Maianthemum bifolium (L.) FW Schmidt is a clonal plant with a wide geographical
range throughout Europe and Asia. It is also abundant as an understory plant of acid beech …