Evaluation of a potential candidate for heavy metal phytostabilization in polluted sites of the Mediterranean littoral (SE Marseille): endomycorrhizal status, fitness biomarkers and metal content of Atriplex halimus spontaneous populations

Authors

  • Isabelle Laffont-Schwob UMR CNRS IRD 6116 IMEP, Av. Escadrille Normandie-Niemen
  • Gabriel d’Enjoy-Weinkammerer UMR CNRS IRD 6116 IMEP, Av. Escadrille Normandie-Niemen
  • Anca Pricop U.S.A.M.V.B. Timisoara, Faculty of Animal Sciences and Biotechnologies
  • Pascale Prudent LCP – UMR CNRS 6264, équipe Chimie de l’Environnement Continental (CEC), Université de Provence
  • Véronique Masotti UMR CNRS IRD 6116 IMEP, Av. Escadrille Normandie-Niemen
  • Jacques Rabier UMR CNRS IRD 6116 IMEP, Av. Escadrille Normandie-Niemen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/v10090-011-0025-4

Keywords

Mediterranean saltbush, endosymbionts, heavy metal, phytoremediation

Abstract

This study showed that Atriplex halimus forms endomycorrhizae on heavy metal polluted-soils. But no variation of chlorophylls content in leaves was observed. Only low concentrations of heavy metals were found in leaves compared with the high levels of pollutants in the soil. A. halimus appears as a good candidate for phytostabilization of heavy metals in brackish soils.

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2011-07-08

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LAFFONT-SCHWOB, Isabelle, D’ENJOY-WEINKAMMERER, Gabriel, PRICOP, Anca, PRUDENT, Pascale, MASOTTI, Véronique and RABIER, Jacques. Evaluation of a potential candidate for heavy metal phytostabilization in polluted sites of the Mediterranean littoral (SE Marseille): endomycorrhizal status, fitness biomarkers and metal content of Atriplex halimus spontaneous populations. Ecological Questions. Online. 8 July 2011. Vol. 14, pp. 89-90. [Accessed 8 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/v10090-011-0025-4.

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Vol. 14 (2011): Ecology of Halophytes and Saline Habitats

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