Enhanced phytoextraction of chromium by the aquatic macrophyte Potamogeton pusillus in presence of copper

2012 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena V. Monferrán ◽  
María L. Pignata ◽  
Daniel A. Wunderlin
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Macrophyte ◽  
Potamogeton Pusillus ◽  
Enhanced Phytoextraction

Copper-induced response of physiological parameters and antioxidant enzymes in the aquatic macrophyte Potamogeton pusillus

2009 ◽  
Vol 157 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 2570-2576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena V. Monferrán ◽  
José A. Sánchez Agudo ◽  
María L. Pignata ◽  
Daniel A. Wunderlin
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Aquatic Macrophyte ◽  
Physiological Parameters ◽  
Induced Response ◽  
Potamogeton Pusillus

Purification of Pisciculture Waters through Cultivation and Harvesting of Aquatic Biomass

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 113-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Simeon ◽  
M. Silhol
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Macrophyte ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Final Decision ◽  
Effluent Water ◽  
Aquatic Biomass ◽  
Growing Period ◽  
European Climate ◽  
Nuclear Plants ◽  
Economical Optimization ◽  
Water Hyacinths

The study of thermal wastes from the nuclear plants around Pierrelatte for agricultural, piscicultural, energy and environmental protection purposes resulted in the establishment of a pilot facility as early as 1976. An aquatic macrophyte pilot facility has been operational since 1983 to study the use of water hyacinths from the aspects of energy and ecology. The results obtained suggest that production yields for the 7 month growing period should exceed 60 metric tons (MT) (dry weight) per hectare in a European climate, and that such crops can feasibly be cultivated in temperate regions. The pilot facility is supplied with pisciculture effluent water, making it possible to quantify the stabilization power of the plants. Without primary decantation, with a retention time of 4 days and stabilization with water hyacinths only, the organic matter waste pond surface area required is 3.5 m2/m2 of pisciculture pond. Any primary or secondary facilities will lead to a reduction of these areas. The final decision will depend on the economical optimization of all the wastewater.

scholarly journals Influence of environmental factors on the genetic variation of the aquatic macrophyte Ranunculus subrigidus on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhigang Wu ◽  
Xinwei Xu ◽  
Juan Zhang ◽  
Gerhard Wiegleb ◽  
Hongwei Hou
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Local Adaptation ◽  
Aquatic Macrophyte ◽  
Spatial Genetic Structure ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Elevation Gradients ◽  
Mantel Tests ◽  
Genetic Patterns

Abstract Background Due to the environmental heterogeneity along elevation gradients, alpine ecosystems are ideal study objects for investigating how ecological variables shape the genetic patterns of natural species. The highest region in the world, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, is a hotspot for the studies of evolutionary processes in plants. Many large rivers spring from the plateau, providing abundant habitats for aquatic and amphibious organisms. In the present study, we examined the genetic diversity of 13 Ranunculus subrigidus populations distributed throughout the plateau in order to elucidate the relative contribution of geographic distance and environmental dissimilarity to the spatial genetic pattern. Results A relatively low level of genetic diversity within populations was found. No spatial genetic structure was suggested by the analyses of molecular variance, Bayesian clustering analysis and Mantel tests. Partial Mantel tests and multiple matrix regression analysis showed a significant influence of the environment on the genetic divergence of the species. Both climatic and water quality variables contribute to the habitat heterogeneity of R. subrigidus populations. Conclusions Our results suggest that historical processes involving long-distance dispersal and local adaptation may account for the genetic patterns of R. subrigidus and current environmental factors play an important role in the genetic differentiation and local adaptation of aquatic plants in alpine landscapes.

Interactions between a planktivorous fish and planktonic microcrustaceans mediated by the biomass of aquatic macrophytes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Angélio Quirino ◽  
Franco Teixeira de Mello ◽  
Sabrina Deosti ◽  
Claudia Costa Bonecker ◽  
Ana Lúcia Paz Cardozo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Macrophyte ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Flow Speed ◽  
Trophic Niche ◽  
Planktivorous Fish ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
High Biomass ◽  
Predator Prey ◽  
Cladoceran Species ◽  
Macrophyte Biomass

Abstract Habitat complexity is recognized to mediate predator–prey relationships by offering refuge or not. We investigated the availability of planktonic microcrustaceans and the diet of a planktivorous fish (Hyphessobrycon eques) at different levels (low, intermediate and high) of aquatic macrophyte biomass. Sampling was carried out in a river with low flow speed, located in a Neotropical floodplain. We collected fish and microcrustaceans in macrophyte stands with variations in biomass. There were no differences in microcrustacean density in the water among the levels of macrophyte biomass, but microcrustacean richness and diet composition of H. eques differed. Microcrustacean richness and trophic niche breadth of the planktivorous fish were higher in high biomass stands. There was high consumption of a small cladoceran species in low macrophyte biomass, which was replaced by larger species, such as copepods, in intermediate and high biomass. Thus, the selection of some species was different among the biomass levels. These results suggest that plant biomass plays an important role in the interaction between fish and microcrustaceans, and prey characteristics such as size, escape ability and energy value make them more or less subject to predation by fish according to habitat structuring.

Physiological Effects of Exposure to Copper and Chromium in Three Floating Aquatic Macrophyte Species

2021 ◽  
Vol 232 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Débora Cristina de Souza ◽  
Ana Carla Fontaneli ◽  
Ana Paula Peron ◽  
Sandro Froehner
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Macrophyte ◽  
Physiological Effects ◽  
Macrophyte Species

Is the aquatic macrophyte Crassula helmsii a genuine copper hyperaccumulator?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amelia Corzo Remigio ◽  
Mansour Edraki ◽  
Alan J. M. Baker ◽  
Antony van der Ent
Keyword(s):  
Aquatic Macrophyte
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