Heavy metal accumulation, resistance and physiological status of some epigeic and epiphytic lichens inhabiting Zn and Pb polluted areas

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-207

  Pawlik Skowrońska, Barbara ^a   Wójciak, Hanna ^b   Skowroński, Tadeusz ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Hypocenomyce; Hypogymnia; Lead; Lepraria; Lichen; Metal accumulation; Metal resistance; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATED LAND; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EPIPHYTE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; LICHEN; MINE WASTE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS; ZINC;

CANDELARIELLA; CLADONIA; CLADONIA FURCATA; HYPOCENOMYCE; HYPOCENOMYCE SCALARIS; HYPOGYMNIA; HYPOGYMNIA PHYSODES; LEPRARIA; LEPRARIA ELOBATA; LEPRARIA INCANA; PELTIGERA DIDACTYLA;

EID: 48249145800     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Backor M., Dvorsky K., Fahselt D. 2003-Influence of invertebrate feeding on the lichen Cladonia pocillum - Symbiosis, 34: 281-291.
2. Backor M., Dzubaj A. 2004 - Short-term and chronic effects of copper, zinc and mercury on the chlorophyll content of four lichen photobiont and related alga - J. Hattori Bot. Lab., 95: 271-284.
3. Backor M., Pawlik-Skowrońska B., Budowa J., Skowroński T. 2007 - Response to copper and cadmium stress in wild-type and copper tolerant strains of the lichen alga Trebouxia erici: metal accumulation, toxicity and non-protein thiols - Plant Growth Regul., 52: 17-27.
4. Branquinho C. 2001 - Lichens. (In: Metals in the Environment, Analysis by Biodiversity, Ed. M.N.V. Prasad) - Marcel Dekker Inc. New York, Basel, pp. 117-158.
5. Branquinho C., Brown D.H., Maguas C., Catarino F. 1997 - Lead (Pb) uptake and its effects on membrane integrity and chlorophyll fluorescence in different lichen species - Environ. Exp. Bot., 37: 95-105.
6. Budka D., Przybyłowicz W.J., Mesjasz-Przybyłowicz J., Sawicka-Kapusta K. 2002 - Elemental distribution in lichens transplanted to polluted forest sites near Krakow (Poland) - Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. Sec. B-Beam Inter. Mat. At., 189: 499-505.
7. Chettri M.K., Cook C.M., Vardaka E., Sawidis T., Lanaras T. 1998 - The effect of Cu, Zn and Pb on the chlorophyll content of the lichens Cladonia convoluta and Cladonia rangiformis - Environ. Exp. Bot., 39: 1-10.
8. Chettri M.K., Sawidis T., Zachariadis G.A., Stratis J.A. 1997 - Uptake of heavy metals by living and dead Cladonia thalli - Environ. Exp. Bot., 37: 39-52.
9. Conti M.E., Cecchetti G. 2001 - Biological monitoring: lichens as bioindicators of air pollution assessment - a review - Environ. Pollut., 114: 471-492.
10. Cuny D., Denayer F - O, de Foucaults B., Schumacker R., Colein P., Van Haluwyn C. 2004 - Patterns of metal soil contamination and changes in terrestrial cryptogamic communities - Environ. Pollut., 129: 289-297.
11. Czarnota P. 1995 - Micro- and macroelement content in Hypogymnia physodes thallus in Gorce National Park - an attempt at lichenoindication - Parki Narodowe i Rezerwaty Przyrody, 14: 69-88. (in Polish, English summary)
12. Dobson F.S. 2000 - Lichens. An illustrated guide to the British and Irish species - The Richmond Publishing Co., Ltd., England, pp 431.
13. Fałtynowicz W. 2003 - The Lichens, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of Poland - an annotated checklist - Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, pp 435.
14. Folkeson L., Andersson-Bringmark E. 1988 - Impoverishment of vegetation in a coniferous forest polluted by copper and zinc - Can. J. Bot., 66: 417-428.
15. Garty J., Ronen R., Galun M. 1985 - Correlation between chlorophyll degradation and the amount of some elements in the lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not.) Jatta - Environ. Exp. Bot., 25: 67-74.
16. Garty J., Karary Y., Harel J. 1993 - The impact of air pollution on the integrity of cell membranes and chlorophyll in the lichen Ramalina duriaei (De Not.) Bagl. transplanted to industrial sites in Israel - Arch. Environ. Contain. Toxicol., 24: 455-460.
17. Garty J. 2001 - Biomonitoring atmospheric heavy metals with lichens: theory and application - Crit. Rev. Plant Sci., 20: 309-371.
18. Garty J., Tamir O., Hassid I., Eshel A., Cohen Y., Karnieli A, Orlovsky L. 2001 - Photosynthesis, chlorophyll integrity and spectral reflectance in lichens exposed to air pollution - J. Environ. Qual., 30: 884-893.
19. Garty J., Weissman L., Tamir O., Beer S., Cohen Y., Karnieli A., Orlovsky L. 2000 - Comparison of five physiological parameters to assess the vitality of the lichen Ramalina lacera exposed to air pollution - Physiol. Plant, 109: 410-418.
20. Godzik B. 1993 - Heavy metals content in plants from zinc dumps and reference areas - Pol. Bot. Stud., 5: 113-132.
21. Grodzińska K., Godzik B., Bieńkowski P. 1999 - Cladina stellaris (Opiz) Brodo as a bioindicator of atmospheric deposition on the Kola Penninsula, Russia - Polar Res., 18: 105-110.
22. Grodzińska K., Korzeniak U., Szarek-Łukaszewska G., Godzik B. 2000 - Colonization of zinc mine spoils in southern Poland - preliminary studies on vegetation, seed rain and seed bank - Frag. Flor. Geobot., 45(1-2): 123-145.
23. Hansen E.S. 1991 - The lichen flora near a lead-zinc mine at Maarmorilik in west Greenland - Lichenologist, 23: 381-391.
24. Hauck M., Paul A., Mulack C., Fritz E., Runge M. 2002 - Effects of manganese on the viability of vegetative diaspores of the epiphytic lichen Hypogymnia physodes - Environ. Exp. Bot., 47: 17-142.
25. Helios-Rybicka E. 1996 - Environmental impact of mining and smelting industries in Poland. (In: Environmental Geochemistry and Health. Eds: J.D. Appleton, R. Fuge, G.J.H. McCall) - Geological Society Special Publication No. 113, pp. 183-193.
26. Kiszka J. 2003 - Porosty hatd cynkowo-ołowiowych w Bolesławiu koło Olkusza [Lichens on Zn/Pb tailing dumps in Bolesław near Olkusz]. (In: Dynamika zmian środowiska geograficznego pod wpływem antropopresji, Ed. Lach J.) - Akademia Pedagogiczna, Kraków, pp. 193-199. (in Polish)
27. Kiszka J., Szarek-Łukaszewska G. 2006 - Porosty terenów po górnictwie cynkowo-ołowiowym w Bukownie koło Olkusza (Polska Południowa) [Lichens on post-mining area in Bukowno near Olkusz (S. Poland)] - Chrońmy Przyrodȩ Ojczysta̧ Forum, pp 1-4. (in Polish, English summary)
28. Minger A., Krahebuhl U. 1997 - Moss and lichen as biomonitors for heavy metals - Intern. J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 67: 41-48.
29. Nowak J., Tobolewski Z. 1975 - Porosty polskie [Polish lichens] - PWN Warszawa-Kraków, pp 1177. (in Polish)
30. Orange A., James P.W., White F.J. 2001 - Microchemical Methods for the Identification of Lichens - Brit. Lich. Soc., pp. 101
31. Palmquist K., Campbell D., Ekblad A., Johansson H. 1998 - Photosynthetic capacity in relation to nitrogen content and its partitioning in lichens with different photobionts - Plant. Cell Environ., 21: 361-372.
32. Pawlik-Skowrońska B., Purvis O.W., Pirszel J., Skowroński T. 2006 - Cellular mechanisms of Cu-tolerance in the epilithic lichen Lecanora polytropa growing at a copper mine - The Lichenologist, 38: 267-275.
33. Pawlik-Skowrońska B., Sanita di Toppi L., Favali M.A., Fossati F., Pirszel J., Skowroński T. 2002 - Lichens respond to heavy metals by phytochelatin synthesis - New Phytologist, 156: 95-102.
34. Purvis O.W. 1993 - The botanical interest of mine spoil heaps - the lichen story - J. Russell Soc., 5: 45-48.
35. Purvis O.W. 1996 - Interactions of lichens with metals - Sci. Prog., 79: 283-309.
36. Purvis O.W., Halls C. 1996 - A review of lichens in metal-enriched environments - Lichenologist, 28: 571-601.
37. Purvis O.W., Pawlik-Skowrońska B. 2008 - Lichens and metals (In: Stress in Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi, Eds: S. V. Avery, M. Stratford, P. van West,) - British Mycological Society Symposia Series. Academic Press Elsevier, pp 175-200.
38. Purvis O.W., Williamson B.J., Bartok K., Zoltani N. 2000 - Bioaccumulation of lead by the lichen Acarospora smaragdula from smelter emissions - New Phytol., 147:591-599.
39. Richardson D.H.S., Kiang S., Ahmadijan V., Nieboer E. 1985 - Lead and uranium uptake by lichens (In: Lichen Physiology and Cell biology Ed. Brown D.H.) - New York, USA. Plenum Press, pp 227-246.
40. Ronen R., Galun M. 1984 - Pigment extraction from lichens with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and estimation of chlorophyll degradation - Environ. Exper. Bot., 24: 239-245.
41. Sanita di Toppi L., Musetti R., Vattuone Z., Pawlik-Skowrońska B., Fossati F., Bertoli L., Badiani M., Favali M.A. 2005 - Cadmium distribution and effects on ultrastructure and chlorophyll status in photobionts and mycobionts of Xanthoria parietina - Microsc. Res. Techn., 66: 229-238.
42. Sarret G. Cuny D., Haluvyn C.V., Derulle S., Soldo Y., Eybent-Berard L., Menthonnex J. 1998 - Mechanisms of lichen resistance to metallic pollution - Environ. Sci. Technol., 32: 3325-3330.
43. Sawidis T., Chettri M.K., Zachariadis G.A., Stratis J.A., Seaward M.R.D. 1995 - Heavy metal bioaccumulation in lichens from Macedonia in northern Greece - Toxicol. Environ. Chem., 50: 157-166.
44. Tarhanen S. 1998 - Ultrastructural responses of the lichen Bryoria fuscescens to simulated acid rain and heavy metal deposition - Ann. Bot., 82: 735-746.
45. Van Dobben H.F., Wolterbeek H.T., Wamelink G.W.W., Ter Braak C.J.F. 2001 - Relationship between epiphytic lichens, trace elements and gaseous atmospheric pollutants - Environ. Pollut., 112: 163-169.
46. Wellburn A.R. 1996 - The spectral determination of chlorophylls a and b as well as total carotenoids, using various solvents with spectrophotometers of different resolution - J. Plant Physiol., 144: 307-313.
47. Wójciak H. 2007 - Flora Polski. Porosty, mszaki, paprotniki [Polish Flora. Lichens, mosses, ferns] - Multico OW, Warszawa, pp 368. (in Polish)