Phylloplane Biodiversity and Activity in the City at Different Distances from the Traffic Pollution Source.

ABSTRACT: The phylloplane is an integrated part of green infrastructure which interacts with plant health. Taxonomic characterization of the phylloplane with the aim to link it to ecosystem functioning under anthropogenic pressure is not sufficient because only active microorganisms drive biochemical processes. Activity of the phylloplane remains largely overlooked. We aimed to study the interactions among the biological characteristics of the phylloplane: taxonomic diversity, functional diversity and activity, and the pollution grade. Leaves of Betula pendula were sampled in Moscow at increasing distances from the road. For determination of phylloplane activity and functional diversity, a MicroResp tool was utilized. Taxonomic diversity of the phylloplane was assessed with a combination of m

SUBMITTER: Ivashchenko KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8839900 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature