Monitoring the negative impacts of trace metals is crucial to assess health and stability ecosystems. In salt marshes, halophyte plants were reported as possible bioaccumulators these elements. The aim this work was explore bioaccumulation potential Bolboschoenus maritimus a tool for monitoring presence in coastal environments. collected from brackish water lagoon, lead, cadmium, nickel seasona...

Environments are patchy in not only abiotic factors but also biotic ones. Many studies have examined effects of spatial heterogeneity in abiotic factors such as light, water and nutrients on the growth of clonal plants, but few have tested those in biotic factors. We conducted a greenhouse experiment to examine how patchy distributions of competitors affect the growth of a rhizomatous wetland p...

Soil is commonly composed of particles of different sizes, and soil particle size may greatly affect the growth of plants because it affects soil physical and chemical properties. However, no study has tested the effects of soil particle heterogeneity on the growth of clonal plants. We conducted a greenhouse experiment in which individual ramets of the wetland plant Bolboschoenus planiculmis we...

Geese are known to impact on the species composition and abundance of plant communities, with grazing pressure by flocks negatively affecting various aspects vegetation ecosystems. However, positive effects have also been highlighted, including preventing competition among plants helping maintain a high level biodiversity. The Middendorf's bean goose Anser fabalis middendorffii is one waterfowl...