@article{10272/18900,
year = {2020},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18900},
abstract = {Seed germination and seedling establishment are the stages most sensitive to abiotic stress in the plant life cycle.
We analyzed the effects of copper, zinc and nickel on seed germination and early seedling growth of native
Spartina maritima and invasive S. densiflora from polluted and non-polluted estuaries. Germination percentages
for either species were not affected by any metal at any tested concentration (up to 2000 μM). However, the
increase in metal concentration had negative effects on S. densiflora seedlings. The primary effect was on radicle
development, representing initial seedling emergence. Spartina densiflora seedlings emerging from seeds from
Tinto Estuary, characterized by high bioavailable metal loads, showed higher tolerance to metals than those
from less polluted Odiel and Piedras Estuaries. Comparing our results to metal concentrations in the field, we
expect S. densiflora seedling development would be negatively impacted in the most metal-polluted areas in
Odiel and Tinto Estuaries.},
organization = {We thank the management and staff of the Odiel Marshes Natural
Park for their collaboration. We also thank the editor and reviewer for
comments that helped us improve the manuscript. M.D. Infante-
Izquierdo acknowledges to Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte
of Spanish Government for the FPU Grant (Ref. FPU14/06556).},
publisher = {Elsevier},
title = {Effects of heavy metal pollution on germination and early seedling growth in native and invasive Spartina cordgrasses},
doi = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111376},
author = {Infante Izquierdo, María Dolores and Polo Ávila, Alejandro and San José Jiménez, Israel and Castillo Segura, Jesus Manuel and Jiménez Nieva, Francisco Javier and Grewell, Brenda J. and Muñoz Rodríguez, Adolfo Francisco},
}