japonica, and Z. caespitosa) along the eastern coast of the Shandong Peninsula as
bioindicators of heavy metal pollution. Heavy metal concentrations (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Zn)
were investigated in the sediments and in the aboveground and belowground tissues of
seagrasses. The results show that the aboveground tissues of seagrasses accumulated
higher levels of Cd and Cu (excluding Z. caespitosa), whereas other metals, such as Cr, Pb …