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- Title
Trace element hyperaccumulator plant traits: a call for trait data collection.
- Authors
Gervais-Bergeron, Béatrice; Paul, Adrian L. D.; Chagnon, Pierre-Luc; Baker, Alan J. M.; van der Ent, Antony; Faucon, Michel-Pierre; Quintela-Sabarís, Celestino; Labrecque, Michel
- Abstract
Background and aims: Hyperaccumulator plants exhibit extreme ecophysiological characteristics, which make them suited for phytoremediation. Understanding their ecological strategies might help identify the species and functions to be favored in phytoremediation, restoration, and conservation projects for metalliferous sites. Methods: Here, we identified the hyperaccumulator species in the worldwide plant trait database TRY and cross-referenced these trait syndromes associated with the ability of plants to concentrate metals. This allows us to link trace element hyperaccumulation with broader plant ecological strategies. Results: Hyperaccumulator plant species tend to have smaller leaves and poorer competitive ability compared to non-hyperaccumulator plant species. Contrary to expectations, we found no indication of hyperaccumulator plants being more resource-conservative on the leaf economics spectrum. However, these data remain fragmentary as only 2.7% of hyperaccumulator plant species have their traits published in the TRY database. Conclusion: The recent development of trait-based models to construct plant communities providing optimal ecosystem services (e.g., phytoremediation, restoration) requires further research to identify predictable trait-service relationships. We thus call for an international collaborative sampling effort to measure traits in more hyperaccumulator plant species.
- Subjects
HYPERACCUMULATOR plants; ACQUISITION of data; PLANT species; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT communities; GREENHOUSES
- Publication
Plant & Soil, 2023, Vol 488, Issue 1/2, p187
- ISSN
0032-079X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11104-023-05996-7