Herbivory of oil-exposed submerged aquatic vegetation Ruppia maritima. [PDF]
Oil spills, such as the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, have the potential to dramatically alter coastal food webs through a variety of mechanisms.
Charles W Martin, Erick M Swenson
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Characterization of Polyphenolic Content in the Aquatic Plants Ruppia cirrhosa and Ruppia maritima —A Source of Nutritional Natural Products [PDF]
Herein, the polyphenolic content in extracts of Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande and Ruppia maritima L.was fully characterized for the first time. High amounts of the main compound chicoric acid (CA) (≤30.2 ± 4.3 mg/g) were found in both Ruppia species ...
Kjersti Hasle Enerstvedt +2 more
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Advanced treatment of saline municipal wastewater by Ruppia maritima: A data set [PDF]
Saline municipal wastewater treatment is a challenging environmental issue in coastal cities, due to the discharge of saline water into the sewers. The present research article focuses on the phytoremediation of high saline municipal wastewater by Ruppia
Mehdi Ahmadi +5 more
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Hidden Hybridization and Habitat Differentiation in a Mediterranean Macrophyte, the Euryhaline Genus Ruppia [PDF]
In many aquatic plant taxa, classification based on morphology has always been difficult. Molecular markers revealed that the complexity in several of these aquatic taxa could be addressed to recurrent hybridization events and cryptic species diversity ...
Lise Beirinckx +3 more
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Ruppia maritima (Ruppiaceae) в озерах Забайкалья и Монголии
Приводятся сведения о находках реликтового вида Ruppia maritima в соленых озерах Восточного Забайкалья России (Забайкальский край) и северо-востока Монголии.
Бальжит Батоевна Базарова
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Facultative Annual Life Cycles in Seagrasses [PDF]
Plant species usually have either annual or perennial life cycles, but facultative annual species have annual or perennial populations depending on their environment.
Marieke M. van Katwijk +1 more
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Effects of Oil-Contaminated Sediments on Submerged Vegetation: An Experimental Assessment of Ruppia maritima. [PDF]
Oil spills threaten the productivity of ecosystems through the degradation of coastal flora and the ecosystem services these plants provide. While lab and field investigations have quantified the response of numerous species of emergent vegetation to oil,
Charles W Martin +2 more
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Comparison of Polyphenolic Content and Bioactivities Between Extracts from the Living Plants and Beach Deposits of the Submerged Brackish Water Angiosperm Ruppia maritima [PDF]
Bioactive extracts from living plants (LR) and beach deposits (NR) of the submerged brackish water angiosperm Ruppia maritima were examined for their antioxidant activity and anticancer potential.
Alkistis Kevrekidou +7 more
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Ocean acidification and the loss of phenolic substances in marine plants. [PDF]
Rising atmospheric CO(2) often triggers the production of plant phenolics, including many that serve as herbivore deterrents, digestion reducers, antimicrobials, or ultraviolet sunscreens.
Thomas Arnold +6 more
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Discovery of Bioactive Properties in the Seagrass Ruppia maritima Extract: A Triplatform Assessment of Antioxidant, Antidiabetic, Antibacterial, Cytotoxic, and Analgesic Activities [PDF]
Ruppia maritima, a seagrass, was investigated for its potential antioxidant, antidiabetic, antibacterial, cytotoxic, and analgesic activities. The acetone extract of its leaves (AERM) was studied using in vitro, in vivo, and in silico methods.
Inun Nahar Payel +9 more
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