Aquatic bodies contaminated by heavy metals (HMs) are one of the leading issues due to rapidly growing industries. The remediation of using algae and hydrophytes acts as an environmentally friendly and cost effective. This study was performed to inve...
Biogeographical theory suggests that widespread retractions of species’ rear edges are expected due to anthropogenic climate change, affecting in a particularly intense way those linked to fragile habitats, such as species’ rear edges closely depende...
5 February 2019
In this research, we explore for the first time the use of leaf stomatal conductance (gs) for phytotoxicity assessment. Plants respond to stress by regulating transpiration. Transpiration can be correlated with stomatal conductance when the water vap...
Plants living in wetland environments (hydrophytes) have developed metabolic adaptations to cope with hypoxia. However, the specific metabolic signatures underlying this adaptation in naturally occurring hydrophytes, compared to their mesophytic rela...
Restoration cases with hydrophytes (those which develop all their vital functions inside the water or very close to the water surface, e.g., flowering) are less abundant compared to those using emergent plants. Here, I synthesize the latest knowledge...
At present, studies on hydrophyte periphytic biofilm have mainly focused on natural water bodies or low-strength wastewater due to the inability of most plants to grow in high-strength wastewater. Therefore, the formation process and characteristics...
The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using a hydrophytic method to degrade selected pesticides (pyraclostrobin and boscalid) from agricultural waste (wastewater) and to evaluate their removal efficiency. This will allow the r...
This paper presents the role of soil nematodes as bio-indicators of the functioning of soil-plant beds in hydrophytic vertical-flow constructed wetland (VFCW) wastewater treatment plants. This study aimed to determine the abundance and trophic compos...
Untreated tannery wastewater (UTW) poses unprecedented threats to the aquatic and irrigation systems due to severely limited pollution removal efficiency (RE %) by the limited capacity and design of wastewater treatment plants in developing countries...
One of the identified obstacles to the development of biogas plants is the limited sources of organic substrates. Hydrophytes varying in morphology, chemical composition, and origin proved to be viable alternatives. This study’s aim was to dete...
This study quantifies the loss of vegetative cover in Alley and Big springs, Missouri, following a catastrophic, ‘100 year’ flood, and documents their subsequent recovery. Foliar cover of aquatic vegetation was measured in each spring alo...
The aim of this study is to investigate the adaptation of two species of cattail Typha australis Schum. and Thonn. and Typha laxmannii Lepech. based on analysis of the morphological and anatomical features of their vegetative and generative organs to...
Few researches have explored the production of pharmaceuticals from aquatic plants. Therefore, this study explored, for the first time, the phytochemical composition and bioactivities of ten aquatic plants. Aquatic plant shoots from various Nile Rive...
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Both fish gills and guts can support lots of microbiota that play important roles in the health and growth of hosts. Although the microbiota of silver carp has been widely studied, the data on microbial variation according to fish tissues and local h...
Mediterranean wetlands are severely affected by habitat degradation and related loss of biodiversity. In this scenario, the wide number of artificial farm ponds can play a significant role in the biodiversity conservation of aquatic flora. In the pre...
The current study addressed the heavy metals accumulation potentials of seven perennial aquatic macrophytes (Cyperus alopecuroides, Echinochloa stagnina, Eichhornia crassipes, Ludwigia stolonifera, Phragmites australis, Ranunculus sceleratus and Typh...
Temporary wetlands are ecosystems formed by seasonal or intermittent inundation that provide habitats and support hydrological and biogeochemical processes. Despite their importance, they are often overlooked due to their small size and ephemeral nat...
Understanding plant physiological responses to high temperature is an important concern pertaining to climate change. However, compared with terrestrial plants, information about aquatic plants remains limited. Since the degree of midday depression o...
Soils play a dominant role in supporting the survival and growth of crops and they are also extremely important for human health and food safety. At present, the contamination of soil by heavy metals remains a globally concerning environmental issue...
The huge biodiversity of inland waters and the many different aquatic habitats or ecosystems occurring there are particularly threatened by human impacts. In this Special Issue, ten articles have been collected that show new data on the distribution...
Constructed wetland systems (CWSs) can offer cost-effective wastewater treatment in developing countries like Pakistan. This study focused on optimizing design and operational parameters of CWSs in horizontal surface flow (HSF), vertical surface flow...
Aquatic macrophytes constitute essential bioindicators of the ecological status of Mediterranean wetlands. We evaluated 136 Andalusian wetlands across four biogeographical regions (Sierra Morena, Betic Ranges, Guadalquivir Valley, and Coastal Zone) b...
The spatial structure and evolution of river networks offer tremendous opportunities to study the processes underlying metacommunity patterns in the wild. Here we explore several fundamental aspects of aquatic plant biogeography. How stable is plant...
The paper discusses the issue of plant overgrowth in the littoral zone of lakes. It presents the plant encroachment process and its environmental and economic consequences based on the example of selected lakes of the Wielkopolska Lakeland. In order...
Water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) is a floating hydrophyte plant considered one of the 100 most harmful invasive alien species in the world. Its main uses have been developed along three lines: (1) control, (2) eradication, and (3) wastewater bio...
Sustainable alternatives to synthetic polymer-based sanitary napkins are essential to reduce the environmental impact and health concerns. This study presents a method for using water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), an invasive aquatic weed, as biom...
14 March 2023
Plant growth and the development of morphological traits in plants are inhibited under exposure to pharmaceuticals that are present in soil and water. The present study revealed that moxifloxacin (MOXI), nalidixic acid (NAL), levofloxacin (LVF) and p...
Phragmites australis (common reed) is one of the most extensively distributed species of emergent plant worldwide. The adaptive features of this plant show its competitive character. Owing to high intraspecific diversity of common reed, as well as it...
Long-duration measurements were performed in two sandy bed rivers, and three-dimensional (3D) flow velocity and bottom elevation changes were measured in a vegetated area and in a clear region of a river. Detailed flow velocity profiles downstream an...
The degree of completeness of large-scale floristic inventories is often difficult to judge. We compared prior vascular plant species inventories of the Mediterranean island of Limnos (North Aegean, Greece) with 231 recent records from 2016–202...
Nutrias (Myocastor coypus) were imported to South Korea for farming in 1985; individuals escaped captivity and established wild populations in natural ecosystems in the late 1990s. Numerous studies have focused on their monitoring and management; how...
Although wetlands are key habitats for biodiversity conservation, they are also among the most threatened ecosystems in the world. They are mainly affected by human pressures and threats, even when they are included in protected areas. The Padule di...
Pasture ecosystems provide essential ecosystem services, yet poisonous plants create persistent veterinary and economic risks. We examined how hydroclimatic variability restructures the poisonous-plant assemblage across three Central Kazakhstan range...
Upland rivers across Europe still exhibit undisturbed conditions and represent a treasure that we cannot afford to lose. We hypothesize that the combination of pristine and modified conditions could demonstrate biological responses along the stressor...
While morphological and functional traits enable hydrophytes to survive under waterlogging and partial or complete submergence, the data on responses of psammophytes—sand plants—to flooding are very limited. We analyzed the effect of 5- a...
The presence of dense macrophyte canopies in shallow lakes locally generates thermal stratification and the buildup of labile organic matter, which in turn stimulate the biological oxygen demand. The occurrence of hypoxic conditions may, however, be...
Plants known as obligate aerobes developed different mechanisms to overcome the damage incurred under oxygen limitation. One of the survival strategies to have commonly appeared in hydrophytic plants is the escape strategy, which accelerates plant ax...
Understanding the ecosystem functions and services of central European kettle holes (small wetlands) requires knowledge about their spatiotemporal dynamics. A lot of existing research has been conducted on the wet–dry cycles of North American pothole...
The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe that is subjected to various man-made alterations, including those related to hydro-power plants. We surveyed and analyzed the presence and abundance of macrophytes in the main channel from 2582 river...
Bicarbonate ions (HCO3−) are abundant in karst water with poor lead (Pb) utilization and biodegradation. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism of HCO3− on the Pb removal efficiency and uptake ability of Pontederia crassipes (a wid...
Highly modified riverbeds are not able to spontaneously reproduce natural processes. The restoration of natural river systems is an important challenge to modern river engineering. Various procedures and solutions, both technical and non-technical, a...
23 September 2022
An integrated multi-trophic aquaculture system (IMTA) combined muti-trophic organism cultivation with ecological engineering facilities effectively improves energy utilization efficiency and reduces pollution emission, which promotes the development...
Peatlands store huge amounts of soil carbon and play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Drained peatlands stop accumulating carbon and become a source of carbon emissions. Rewetting is an effective method used to restore the ecological fun...
In accordance with the 92/43/EEC “Habitats” Directive, Mediterranean temporary ponds are identified as a priority natural habitat within the European context. They are a very interesting and unique habitat type, as ecological conditions c...
Underwater light reduction is presumably becoming more frequent and intensified due to eutrophication and algal blooms, which may significantly affect submerged macrophytes’ growth. However, a comprehensive understanding of how light reduction...
Constructed or treatment wetlands (CWs) are a sustainable option to clean wastewater in the face of water pollution problems. Consequently, this study was aimed at reviewing and analyzing the use of CWs in Mexico. This involved types, sizes, and func...
An overview of the wetland vegetation of the hinterland of western Sicily, between the hills located south of the Palermo Mts. and the Sicani Mts., is presented herein. This study was conducted according to Braun-Blanquet’s phytosociological me...
Riparian zones, acting as transitional areas between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, boast a rich diversity of plant species. However, alterations in river hydrological regimes can significantly impact plant growth and distribution. In this study...
Light availability in lakes or reservoirs is affected by optically active components (OACs) in the water. Light plays a key role in the distribution of phytoplankton and hydrophytes, thus, is a good indicator of the trophic state of an aquatic system...
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