The Spartina Schreb. genus is composed of C4 perennial grasses in the family Poaceae.
They are native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean in western and southern Europe, north …

Chemical, biological and physiological responses in terrestrial and aquatic plants may be
used as biomarkers to monitor contamination in ecosystems. Some plant parameters such …

Despite the intensive management practices available to modern agriculture, drought and
salinity are still major constraints on crop production and food security. Yield losses to …

The field of plant population ecology has advanced considerably in the last decade since
the first edition was published. In particular there have been substantial and ongoing …

Estrés hídrico: ecofisiología y escalas de la sequía. El clima mediterráneo impone una doble
adversidad a los sistemas biológicos: la limitación hídrica y la irregularidad …

We intuitively say that a plant is stressed when there is a reduction in some physiological
rate (water or nutrient absorption, photosynthesis, respiration, growth, development …

Evidence is accumulating in favor of a linkage at the cellular level between various abiotic
stresses. We conducted a study to evaluate the effect of water stress on the heat tolerance of …

Seed germination, one of the most important phase in the life cycle of a plant, is highly
responsive to the existing environment. High levels of heavy metals significantly change the …

Light availability is a crucial resource determining seedling survival, establishment, and
growth. Competition for light is asymmetric, giving the taller individuals a competitive …

Reclamation of metalliferous areas is a priority field of biogeochemistry of trace elements.
Ultramafic outcrops rich in heavy metals have been mapped in different parts of the world …