FERRAT , Lila

Today, efficient monitoring of the environment is increasingly depend on the use of bio-indicator species. Marine phanerogams, and in particular Posidonia oceanica, would appear to be potentially valuable bioindicators of metal pollutants. Although correlations have been found between the mercury levels accumulated in the plant tissue and the...

Prescribed burning (PB) is gaining popularity as a low-cost forest protection measure that efficiently reduces fuel build-up, but its effects on tree health and growth are poorly understood. Here, we evaluated the impact of PB on plant defenses in Mediterranean pine forests (Pinus halepensis andP. nigra ssp. laricio). These chemical defenses...

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