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Graphical abstract: The manuscript presents the first analysis of soil algae in serpentine soils. This study identifies 19 taxa, including two globally rare species, contributing valuable insights into the biodiversity of ultramafic environments.
Graphical abstract: In a greenhouse experiment using the endemic shrub Metrosideros laurifolia, we compared the functional effects of AMF community extracted from a disturbed soil restored 20 years ago with that extracted from a reference soil corresponding to a bordering dense shrubby maquis.
Graphical abstract: Populations of closely related Epimedium taxa inhabiting serpentine and limestone soils converged toward resource-conservative leaf trait syndromes despite strong differences in soil chemistry. Structural equation modeling revealed that edaphic variation was associated with leaf trait variation both directly and indirectly through shifts in leaf elemental composition. This study highlights multiple pathways linking edaphic heterogeneity to convergent resource-conservative leaf trait syndromes across serpentine and limestone soils.
Graphical abstract: Odontarrhena orbelica, a rare endemic species from marble area in the Pirin Mountain (Bulgaria). It is one of the small number Odontarrhena species without known ultramafic populations. O. orbelica showed Ni concentrations < 465 mg kg−1 in roots, < 142 mg kg−1 in stems, and up to 193 mg kg−1 in leaves when cultivated on ultramafic soil. This is an Ni excluder, incapable of accumulating Ni in aboveground tissues, in contrast to O. decipiens and O. muralis grown under the same soil and experimental conditions.
Graphical abstract: This study assessed Ni hyperaccumulation potential, organ-specific partitioning, and soil–plant relationships in seven Odontarrhena species of the O. muralis group across ultramafic sites in North Macedonia. All investigated species occurring on ultramafic soils showed clear Ni hyperaccumulation, with leaf concentrations exceeding 25,000 mg/kg in O. skopjensis and O. chalcidica. Nickel accumulation followed a consistent organ-specific pattern (root < stem < leaf), indicating preferential allocation to aboveground tissues. These findings highlight the importance of intrinsic physiological regulation and tissue-specific sequestration in shaping Ni hyperaccumulation, reinforcing the role of Odontarrhena species as key functional components of ultramafic ecosystems in the Balkans.
Graphical abstract: Objective: To elucidate plant nutrition strategies by comparing the ionomes of plants from solfatara fields (highly acidic soils) and non-solfatara fields. Key Finding: Ionomic profiles were classified into Al-accumulator and non-Al-accumulator groups rather than by field type.
Graphical abstract: Heavy metals can move from soils to plants and insects, influencing trophic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems. This review synthesizes evidence on the bioaccumulation, trophic transfer, and elimination of metals in soil–plant–insect food chains, highlighting key gaps relevant to ecological risk assessment.
Graphical abstract: This study highlights the complex interplay between soil geochemistry and moisture availability in shaping microbial communities within wetter and drier serpentine and non-serpentine biological soil crusts. It demonstrates that both factors influence the structure of nitrogen-cycling microbial communities and the processes they mediate.
Graphical abstract: We question why Picea glehnii dominates serpentine forests in Hokkaido. First, based on functional trait measurements and a comparison with another coniferous species present in the region, Abies sachalinensis, we report preliminary results consistent with better adaptation of P. glehnii to serpentine soils. We then discuss other non-exclusive hypotheses, based on the literature and observations of regeneration microsites, to provide a comprehensive view of the potential mechanisms involved. Adaptation to soil disturbance and the release of negative biotic interactions on serpentine soils in blowdown areas, promoting successful colonization and regeneration of P. glehnii, are likely complementary drivers. Finally, we propose future research directions to test these hypotheses and clarify the preferential distribution of P. glehnii and A. sachalinensis on different substrates.
Graphical abstract: Potentially toxic metal(loid)s (PTMs) bioaccumulated across a plant-herbivore-predator food chain. Irrespective of soil concentrations, female crickets actively selected PTM-enriched leaves, while predatory mantids showed no developmental impairment. Trophic transfer of PTMs was rather influenced more by a function of intrinsic species traits than by environmental exposure.