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The “Serpentine Syndrome” (H. Jenny, 1980): A Proxy for Soil Remediation

EQA, 2014
Serpentine soils have relatively high concentrations of PTEs (Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni) but generally low amounts of major nutrients. They often bear a distinctive vegetation, and a frequently-used approach to understanding serpentine ecology and related ...
Claudio Bini, Laura Maleci
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Differential elemental uptake in three pseudo-metallophyte C₄ grasses in situ in the eastern USA. [PDF]

Plant Soil, 2017
Background and aimsElemental uptake in serpentine floras in eastern North America is largely unknown. The objective of this study was to determine major and trace element concentrations in soil and leaves of three native pseudo-metallophyte C4 grasses in
Gonneau C, Mohanty SK, Dietterich LH, Hwang WT, Willenbring JK, Casper BB.   +5 more
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Contribution to the knowledge of Portuguese serpentine flora: ecological characteristics, endemic plants, and implications for biodiversity conservation [PDF]

, 2021
Serpentine areas are scarce in the world, but contain a large number of endemic taxa. These areas have, in many cases, been little or not at all surveyed from a vegetation and biodiversity conservation point of view.
Carlos Aguiar (11867097), Rubén Ramírez-Rodríguez (4340362), Francisco Amich (4340359)   +2 more
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Floristic diversity in the Brdjani gorge: Assessment of endangerment and conservation measures [PDF]

Kragujevac Journal of Science
The aim of this study is to better understand the floristic composition of the Brdjani Gorge serpentinite habitat, focusing on diversity, conservation status and possible conservation strategies for specific plant groups.
Zlatić Nenad M., Stanković Milan S.
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Analysis of Some Heavy Metals and Organic Acids in Ficus carica Growing Adjacent in the Serpentine Soil in Sulaimani/Kurdistan, Iraq

International Journal of Food Science, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020
Serpentine soil refers to soil having magnesium‐rich minerals such as chrysotile, lizardite, and antigorite. Fig (Ficus carica) is a plant of major importance in the world. It is a nourishing food and is used in industrial productions. This study analyzes the distribution of heavy metal contents such as nickel, cobalt, zinc, and manganese in different ...
Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Mohammed Rawf Hussain, Osama Hamid Shareef, Abdullah Ahmed Hama, Sardar Mohammed Weli, Fatimah Mohammed Ali, Sabiha Sharif Salih, Alejandro Castillo   +7 more
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A nomenclatural and taxonomic re-evaluation of neglected Centaurea candelabrum Hayek & Košanin (sect. Acrocentron, Asteraceae) and related serpentine endemics from the Balkan Peninsula [PDF]

Botanica Serbica
Centaurea sect. Acrocentron comprises several taxonomically intricate groups of taxa, including the Balkan endemic obligate serpentinophytes: C. melanocephala, C. candelabrum and C. albertii.
Dmitar Lakušić, Nevena Kuzmanović, Lulëzim Shuka, Jelica Novaković, Snežana Vukojičić   +4 more
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Analysis of secondary metabolites of Teucrium montanum (Lamiaceae) with serpentine geological backgrounds

, 2023
The influence of physical and chemical characteristics of the geological substrate have a significant role on the properties of the soil that is formed on a given substrate.
Bošković, Jelena, Popović, Vera, Šarčević-Todosijević, Ljubica, Stevanović, Aleksandar, Mladenović, Jelena   +4 more
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Data from: Phenological patterns in Mediterranean south Iberian serpentine flora

, 2018
Phenological phases, as adaptive strategies, have been studied in Mediterranean serpentine shrubland vegetation and their endemisms, in the South of the Iberian Peninsula.
Hidalgo-Triana, Noelia, Pérez-Latorre, Andrés V.   +1 more
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A revision of the genus Armeria (Plumbaginaceae) in peninsular Italy and Sicily through an integrative taxonomic approach

TAXON, Volume 75, Issue 4, August 2026.
Abstract The genus Armeria in peninsular Italy has been affected by taxonomic ambiguity for more than a century due to high morphological variability. We present a comprehensive revision of peninsular Italian and Sicilian Armeria species, using an integrated taxonomic approach that combines molecular phylogeny, plant and seed morphometrics, and ...
Manuel Tiburtini, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Fabrizio Bartolucci, Liliana Bernardo, Fabio Conti, Emanuela Di Iorio, Gianniantonio Domina, Duilio Iamonico, Mauro Iberite, Luca Paino, Marco Sarigu, Paolo Caputo, Lorenzo Peruzzi   +12 more
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Effect of population reinforcement method, site, and plant characteristics on early establishment of the rare endemic plant species Minuartia smejkalii

Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2026, Issue 7, July 2026.
Many habitat‐specialist plant species have been endangered by fragmentation or destruction of their habitats. Minuartia smejkalii is a serpentinophyte endemic to the Czech Republic. It is highly threatened by recent habitat destruction and fragmentation, calling for effective conservation measures.
Alrun Siebenkäs, Karolína Sučíková, Zuzana Münzbergová, Hana Pánková   +3 more
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