Native-invasive plants vs. halophytes in Mediterranean salt marshes: Stress tolerance mechanisms in two related species

Native-invasive plants vs. halophytes in Mediterranean salt marshes: Stress tolerance mechanisms in two related species

Dittrichia viscosa is a Mediterranean ruderal species that over the last decades has expanded into new habitats, including coastal salt marshes, ecosystems that are per se fragile and threatened by human activities. To assess the potential risk that this native-invasive species represents for the ge...

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Main Authors: Mohamad eAl Hassan, Juliana eChaura, María Pilar eLópez-Gresa, Orsolya eBorsai, Enrico eDaniso, Maria P Donat-Torres, Olga eMayoral, Oscar eVicente, Monica eBoscaiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Oxidative Stress
drought tolerance
salinity tolerance
osmolytes
Dittrichia viscosa
Toxic ions
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.00473/full

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