List of issues > Series «Biology. Ecology». 2012. Vol. 4
Heavy metals accumulation by different types of halophytes from coastal supralittoral on the South of Primorye
Author(s)
N. M. Voronkova, E. V. Burkovskaya, Ya. O. Timofeeva
Abstract
The intensity of heavy metals accumulation (Cu, Pb, Cd) by leaves of 5 species halophytes from supralittorals zone in the south coast of Russian Far East have been studied. It is shown that the response of plant species-specific. The leaves Glehnia littoralis and Suaeda heteroptera accumulated Pb most actively, Cd accumulated leaves Glehnia littoralis, Artemisia stelleriana and Salicornia europaea, Cu accumulated Salsola komarovii. Accumulation of heavy metals does not prevent the completion of ontogeny and formation of viable seeds in fixed concentrations.
Keywords
halophyte, sea coast, Cu, Pb, Cd, accumulation, seed viability
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