Pleurochaete squarrosa (Brid.) Lindb. as an alternative moss species for biomonitoring surveys of heavy metal, nitrogen deposition and δ15N signatures in a Mediterranean area

Izquieta-Rojano, Sheila; Elustondo, David; Ederra, A.; Lasheras, E.; Santamaría, C.; Santamarı́a, Jesús

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.023

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“…We sampled mosses of about the same size which may be important if age is linked to the size, as G. pulvinata functioning is closely related to the cushion size (Zotz et al 2000). The use of mosses for biomonitoring is under development (Izquieta-Rojano et al 2016), and the results of this work suggest that G. pulvinata is a good candidate for the survey of urbanized areas.…”

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Assessment of trace metal air pollution in Paris using slurry-TXRF analysis on cemetery mosses

Natali

Zanella

Rankovic

et al. 2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Mosses are useful, ubiquitous accumulation biomonitors and as such can be used for biomonitoring surveys. However, the biomonitoring of atmospheric pollution can be compromised in urban contexts if the targeted biomonitors are regularly disturbed, irregularly distributed, or are difficult to access. Here, we test the hypothesis that cemeteries are appropriate moss sampling sites for the evaluation of air pollution in urban areas. We sampled mosses growing on gravestones in 21 urban and peri-urban cemeteries in the Paris metropolitan area. We focused on Grimmia pulvinata (Hedwig) Smith, a species abundantly found in all studied cemeteries and very common in Europe. The concentration of Al, As, Br, Ca, Ce, Cl, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mn, Ni, V, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sr, Ti, and Zn was determined by a total reflection X-ray fluorescence technique coupled with a slurry sampling method (slurry-TXRF). This method avoids a digestion step, reduces the risk of sample contamination, and works even at low sample quantities. Elemental markers of road traffic indicated that the highest polluted cemeteries were located near the highly frequented Parisian ring road and under the influence of prevailing winds. The sites with the lowest pollution were found not only in the peri-urban cemeteries, adjoining forest or farming landscapes, but also in the large and relatively wooded cemeteries located in the center of Paris. Our results suggest that (1) slurry-TXRF might be successfully used with moss material, (2) G. pulvinata might be a good biomonitor of trace metals air pollution in urban context, and (3) cemetery moss sampling could be a useful complement for monitoring urban areas. Graphical abstract We tested the hypothesis that cemeteries are appropriate moss sampling sites for the evaluation of air pollution in urban areas. We sampled 110 moss cushions (Grimmia pulvinata) growing on gravestones in 21 urban and peri-urban cemeteries in the Paris metropolitan area. The concentration of 20 elements in mosses was determined by a total reflection X-ray fluorescence technique coupled with a slurry sampling method. Statistical analysis revealed that: - Urbanized Parisian areas crossed by traffic roads have the highest polluted cemeteries with a strong influence of main wind direction on the distribution of air pollutants - As expected, small cemeteries with low tree density were heavily polluted - Less obvious, large green spaces such as large cemeteries (Père Lachaise, Montmartre, Montparnasse) in the center of a dense metropolis like Paris present the same level of atmospheric trace metal pollution as cemeteries in less urbanized areas or nearing a very large forest. This suggests that even in densely urbanized areas, there is more spatial variability in pollution distribution than usually assumed and that large urban areas with low traffic and green filters such as trees are likely to intercept air pollutants.

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Assessment of trace metal air pollution in Paris using slurry-TXRF analysis on cemetery mosses

Natali

Zanella

Rankovic

et al. 2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Los estudios de biomonitorización del depósito de N atmosférico mediante el uso de musgos terrestres realizados hasta la fecha en la península ibérica no son muy numerosos. Autores como González-Miqueo et al (2009, 2010a, 2010b, Varela et al (2013), Ochoa-Hueso et al 2014, Izquieta-Rojano et al (2016) han intentado evaluar la adecuación de distintas especies de musgos, e.g. Hypnum cupressiforme, Tortella squarrosa (=Pleurochaete squarrosa), o Pseudoscleropodium purum, como biomonitores del depósito de N, a la vez que han buscado posibles tendencias espaciales de dicho elemento a nivel regional.…”

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Empleo de criptógamas como herramienta ecológica de biomonitorización de nitrógeno en la península ibérica

Varela

Aranda

Pérez

et al. 2017

ECOS

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“…Most studies of atmospheric metal pollution rely on pleurocarpous moss species, which are assumed to acquire mineral elements mostly from atmospheric sources (Gerdol et al 2002;Zechmeister et al 2003). These mosses are highly branched and form dense carpet-like covers loosely attached to the substratum from which they have a minimal intake of elements, making them a primary choice for use in biomonitoring studies (Izquieta-Rojano et al 2016). Conversely, acrocarpous mosses are tufted, more attached to the substrates, and generally underrepresented in environmental studies of air pollution (Sabovljević et al 2020).…”

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“…However, acrocarpous mosses are generally more drought-resistant, and can thrive even in hostile industrial and urban environments. These features make them an essential alternative for metal pollution surveys in areas where pleurocarpous species are scarce or absent (Fabure et al 2010;Izquieta-Rojano et al 2016).…”

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The toxic metal stress in two mosses of different growth forms under axenic and controlled conditions

Stanković

Janković²,

Lang

et al. 2021

Bot Serb

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Bryophytes are widely used in monitoring environmental changes and various types of pollution. Features such as longevity and direct intake by the whole body make them very good models for bioindication. However, there is a considerable lack of knowledge on the coping, resistance and tolerance mechanisms to toxic elements within representatives of this second largest group of terrestrial plants. We tested two different growth form mosses, acrocarpous Atrichum undulatum and pleurocarpous Hypnum cupressiforme in axenic in vitro fully controlled laboratory conditions, thus eliminating additional side, antagonistic or synergistic effects. These mosses were exposed to three concentrations (including control) of zinc-, copper- or cadmium-acetate for a short and long period, and their growth, development and biochemical parameters were recorded. The results showed that reactions to stress are both species and metal-specific. Also, the short and long-term exposure times and the level of toxic elements played a role in species response and showed the differences between the two moss growth forms and species. Among the investigated parameters considered in the two mosses tested, the multiplication index proved to be the most useful and sensitive in detecting the metal pollution effects. On the other hand, the concentration of chl a seemed to vary over a rather small range between the stressed moss species. Overall, copper was shown to be quite toxic compared to the other two metals at lower applied concentration. However, the studied mosses demonstrated decreased viability according to all of the parameters tested in the media enriched with high concentrations of cadmium when compared with copper and zinc. These results suggest that species studies related to different metals/pollutants in small scale controlled conditions are urgently needed before application in broad areas monitored by mosses.

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Pleurochaete squarrosa (Brid.) Lindb. as an alternative moss species for biomonitoring surveys of heavy metal, nitrogen deposition and δ15N signatures in a Mediterranean area

Cited by 24 publications

References 53 publications

Assessment of trace metal air pollution in Paris using slurry-TXRF analysis on cemetery mosses

Assessment of trace metal air pollution in Paris using slurry-TXRF analysis on cemetery mosses

Empleo de criptógamas como herramienta ecológica de biomonitorización de nitrógeno en la península ibérica

The toxic metal stress in two mosses of different growth forms under axenic and controlled conditions

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