Roger H. Tang, Peter D. Erskine, Richard Lilly, Antony van der Ent
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Abstract
The ability of Australian native metallophytes to tolerate extreme metal concentrations in the soil and other difficult edaphic conditions is still not well understood. Copper is an essential micronutrient for plants to survive, but at high concentrations (>?20?μg?g?1) in plant tissues, it can cause foliar chlorosis, stunted growth, and ultimately plant death. The Roseby Corridor in Central Queensland (near Cloncurry) is host to copper metallophytes (Polycarpaea spirostylis, Bulbostylis barbata, Tephrosia virens, Eriachne mucronata) which are able to tolerate soils with total copper concentrations up to 12,700?μg?g?1. Even with these high levels of copper in the rhizosphere, the maximum copper in all species is relatively low when compared to Cu concentrations in the soil (leaf/stem: Bulbostylis barbata: 40.9?μg?g?1, Eriachne mucronata: 12.3?μg?g?1, Polycarpaea spirostylis: 10.9?μg?g?1, Tephrosia virens: 128?μg?g?1). Therefore, all of these species can be classified as copper Excluder-type metallophytes. Their affinity to copper makes these metallophytes useful indicators of copper surface mineralisation within the Roseby Corridor.
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It is the aim of Chemoecology to promote and stimulate basic science in the field of chemical ecology by publishing research papers that integrate evolution and/or ecology and chemistry in an attempt to increase our understanding of the biological significance of natural products. Its scopes cover the evolutionary biology, mechanisms and chemistry of biotic interactions and the evolution and synthesis of the underlying natural products. Manuscripts on the evolution and ecology of trophic relationships, intra- and interspecific communication, competition, and other kinds of chemical communication in all types of organismic interactions will be considered suitable for publication. Ecological studies of trophic interactions will be considered also if they are based on the information of the transmission of natural products (e.g. fatty acids) through the food-chain. Chemoecology further publishes papers that relate to the evolution and ecology of interactions mediated by non-volatile compounds (e.g. adhesive secretions). Mechanistic approaches may include the identification, biosynthesis and metabolism of substances that carry information and the elucidation of receptor- and transduction systems using physiological, biochemical and molecular techniques. Papers describing the structure and functional morphology of organs involved in chemical communication will also be considered.