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Serpentine soils affect heavy metal tolerance but not genetic diversity in a common Mediterranean ant.
Chemosphere - 1 Aug 2017
Frizzi Filippo, Masoni Alberto, Çelikkol Mine, Palchetti Enrico, Ciofi Claudio, Chelazzi Guido, Santini Giacomo
Abstract excerpt
Natural habitats with serpentine soils are rich in heavy metal ions, which may significantly affect ecological communities. Exposure to metal pollutants results, for instance, in a reduction of population genetic diversity and a diffused higher tolerance towards heavy metals. In this study, we investigated whether chronic exposure to metals in serpentine soils affect accumulation patterns, tolerance towards metal...
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