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

Salt marshes can be affected by metal contamination when near a polluted area, and this excessive concentration of metals is a source of stress in plants. Production of proteins, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and anti-oxidant feedback can be used as biomarkers, as well to assess the suitability of halophytes to function as a biomonitors. Through monitoring the anti-oxidative feedback in Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen, Sarcocornia fruticosa (L.) A.J.Scott and Spartina maritima (Curtis) Fernald in a contaminated and non-contaminated marsh, S. maritima seems to have potential as a bioindicator species, showing different biochemical characteristics according to the degree of contamination to which it is exposed. The evident biochemical separation between individuals from contaminated and non-contaminated salt marshes is mostly due to differences in the activity of SOD as well APx and GPx. Without neglecting the need for further works, the present study suggests that S. maritima enzymatic defences as good candidates for efficient biomarkers for estuarine sediment quality assessment studies.

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Plant zonation at salt marshes of the endangered cordgrass Spartina maritima invaded by Spartina densiflora

Hydrobiologia ◽

10.1007/s10750-008-9520-z ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 614 (1) ◽

pp. 363-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Jesús M. Castillo ◽

Enrique Mateos-Naranjo ◽

Francisco J. Nieva ◽

Enrique Figueroa

Keyword(s):

Salt Marshes ◽

Spartina Densiflora ◽

Spartina Maritima ◽

Plant Zonation

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Diversity and Ecological Characterization of Sporulating Higher Filamentous Marine Fungi Associated with Spartina maritima (Curtis) Fernald in Two Portuguese Salt Marshes

Microbial Ecology ◽

10.1007/s00248-015-0600-0 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 612-633 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Maria da Luz Calado ◽

Luís Carvalho ◽

Ka-Lai Pang ◽

Margarida Barata

Keyword(s):

Salt Marshes ◽

Marine Fungi ◽

Spartina Maritima

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History of red coral (Corallium rubrum, L. 1758) change in biometric parameters and carbon retention capacity: a meta-analysis in NW Mediterranean

Frontiers in Marine Science ◽

10.3389/conf.fmars.2019.08.00035 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

Miguel Mallo ◽

Patrizia Ziveri ◽

Victoria Reyes-García ◽

Sergio Rossi

Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Retention Capacity ◽

Biometric Parameters ◽

Corallium Rubrum ◽

Red Coral ◽

Nw Mediterranean ◽

History Of ◽

Carbon Retention

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Decrease of the Carbon Retention Capacity in Cigarette Filters/Aktivitätsverlust der Kohle in Cigarettenfiltern

Beiträge zur Tabakforschung International/Contributions to Tobacco Research ◽

10.2478/cttr-2013-0297 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

Author(s):

P. Ceschini

Keyword(s):

Activated Carbon ◽

Water Content ◽

Storage Conditions ◽

Air Humidity ◽

Retention Capacity ◽

Relative Air Humidity ◽

Carbon Retention ◽

Normal Storage

AbstractThe activated carbon in a hollow, triple filter shows, under normal storage conditions, i. e. at a temperature of 21°C and 60 % relative air humidity, a decrease in the capacity for retention connected with the changed water content of the carbon. This loss of activity occurs during the first two weeks and subsequently remains practically constant even if storage lasts 6 months

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