Metal concentrations and mycorrhizal status of plants colonizing copper mine tailings: potential for revegetation |
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Authors: | Chen Baodong Xiangyu Tang Yongguan Zhu Christie Peter |
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Affiliation: | 1.Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,China;2.Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science,The Queen’s University of Belfast,Belfast,Northern Ireland, UK |
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Abstract: | A field survey of metal concentrations and mycorrhizal status of plants growing on copper mine tailings was conducted in Anhui Province, China. Available phosphorus and organic matter in the tailings were very low. High concentrations of Pb, Zn, As and Cd as well as Cu were observed on some sites. The dominant plants growing on mine tailings belonged to the families Gramineae and Compositae, and the most widely distributed plant species wereImperata cylindrica, Cynodon dactylon andPaspalum distichum. Coreopsis drummondii also grew well on the arid sites but not on wet sites. Very low or zero arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal colonization was observed in most of the plants, but extensive mycorrhizal colonization was recorded in the roots ofC. drummondii andC. dactylon. Metal concentrations in plant tissues indicated that /.cylindrica andP. distichum utilized avoidance mechanisms to survive at high metal concentrations. The investigation suggests that remediation and revegetation of heavy metal contaminated sites might be facilitated by selection of tolerant plant species. Isolation of tolerant AM fungi may also be warranted. |
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