Biodiversity: function and assessment in agricultural areas: a review

B Clergue, B Amiaud, F Pervanchon… - Sustainable …, 2009 - Springer
Biodiversity has become a central concept in agronomical research since the Rio de Janeiro
summit in 1992. Agricultural areas include a unique biological diversity which is the basis of …

Juncus spp.—The helophyte for all (phyto) remediation purposes?

E Syranidou, S Christofilopoulos, N Kalogerakis - New biotechnology, 2017 - Elsevier
Helophytic plants contribute significantly to the remediation of ecosystems through a wide
range of physiological or biochemical mechanisms including the role of endophytic bacteria …

Productivity and nutrient cycling in salt marshes: Contribution to ecosystem health

AI Sousa, AI Lillebø, MA Pardal, I Caçador - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2010 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the contribution of different salt marsh halophytes (Spartina
maritima, Scirpus maritimus, Halimione portulacoides, Sarcocornia fruticosa, and …

Salt dynamics in coastal marshes: Formation of hypersaline zones

C Shen, C Zhang, P Xin, J Kong… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Salt is a key solute in salt marshes and under the influence of evapotranspiration can
accumulate to a high concentration level in the marsh soil and precipitate in the solid form to …

Influence of abiotic factors on spider and ground beetle communities in different salt-marsh systems

J Pétillon, A Georges, A Canard, JC Lefeuvre… - Basic and Applied …, 2008 - Elsevier
Salt marshes are interesting and endangered ecosystems in West-Europe. Nevertheless,
their arthropod fauna remains largely unknown and the factors determining assemblages at …

Salt marsh restoration with sediment-slurry application: effects on benthic macroinvertebrates and associated soil–plant variables

C Tong, JJ Baustian, SA Graham… - Ecological Engineering, 2013 - Elsevier
We analyzed the effects of various levels of sediment-slurry addition on the restoration of the
macroinvertebrate community and its related habitat (ie, sediment and vegetation) 7 years …

Habitat preferences of different European eel size classes in a reclaimed marsh: a contribution to species and ecosystem conservation

P Laffaille, A Baisez, C Rigaud, E Feunteun - Wetlands, 2004 - Springer
Freshwater reclaimed marshes along the European Atlantic coast are highly suitable for
European eels (Anguilla anguilla). However, European eel stocks have declined, and the …

Mercury cycling and sequestration in salt marshes sediments: an ecosystem service provided by Juncus maritimus and Scirpus maritimus

B Marques, AI Lillebø, E Pereira, AC Duarte - Environmental pollution, 2011 - Elsevier
In this study two time scales were looked at: a yearlong study was completed, and a 180-day
decay experiment was done. Juncus maritimus and Scirpus maritimus have different life …

The influence of Spartina maritima on carbon retention capacity in salt marshes from warm-temperate estuaries

AI Sousa, AI Lillebø, MA Pardal, I Caçador - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2010 - Elsevier
Salt marshes constitute highly productive systems playing an important role on ecosystem
functions. The aim of this study is to compare the role of Spartina maritima salt marshes on …

Classification and mapping of saltmarsh vegetation combining multispectral images with field data

S Yeo, V Lafon, D Alard, C Curti, A Dehouck… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Salt marshes are areas of high conservation value encompassing diverse ecological
gradients responsible for creating unique vegetation structure and composition. In …