Vegetation and soil changes induced by Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L. in a Mediterranean desert ecosystem

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. El-Ğhareeb
Keyword(s):  
Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum ◽  
Desert Ecosystem ◽  
Soil Changes

scholarly journals Oil Pollution Affects the Central Metabolism of Keystone Vachellia (Acacia) Trees

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6660
Author(s):  
Marco Ferrante ◽  
Anuma Dangol ◽  
Shoshana Didi-Cohen ◽  
Gidon Winters ◽  
Vered Tzin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spills ◽  
Oil Pollution ◽  
Keystone Species ◽  
Desert Ecosystem ◽  
Arid Environments ◽  
Central Metabolism ◽  
Adult Trees ◽  
Metabolite Profiles ◽  
One Year

Vachellia (formerly Acacia) trees are native to arid environments in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, where they often support the local animal and plant communities acting as keystone species. The aim of this study was to examine whether oil pollution affected the central metabolism of the native keystone trees Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) and V. raddiana (Savi), as either adults or seedlings. The study was conducted in the Evrona Nature Reserve, a desert ecosystem in southern Israel where two major oil spills occurred in 1975 and in 2014. Leaf samples were collected to analyze the central metabolite profiles from oil-polluted and unpolluted adult trees and from Vachellia seedlings growing in oil-polluted and unpolluted soils in an outdoor setup. We found that oil pollution had a stronger effect on one-year-old seedlings than on adult trees, reducing the levels of amino acids, sugars, and organic acids. While adult trees are mildly affected by oil pollution, the effects on young seedlings can cause a long-term reduction in the population of these keystone desert trees, ultimately threatening this entire ecosystem.

Salinity alleviates the toxicity level of ozone in a halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L

Ecotoxicology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 689-704
Author(s):  
Elsayed Mohamed ◽  
Naushad Ansari ◽  
Durgesh Singh Yadav ◽  
Madhoolika Agrawal ◽  
Shashi Bhushan Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum ◽  
Toxicity Level

Effects of Botrytis cinerea and Pseudomonas syringae infection on the antioxidant profile of Mesembryanthemum crystallinum C3/CAM intermediate plant

2011 ◽  
Vol 168 (10) ◽  
pp. 1052-1059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Libik-Konieczny ◽  
Ewa Surówka ◽  
Elżbieta Kuźniak ◽  
Michał Nosek ◽  
Zbigniew Miszalski
Keyword(s):  
Botrytis Cinerea ◽  
Pseudomonas Syringae ◽  
Mesembryanthemum Crystallinum ◽  
Antioxidant Profile
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