EMPIRICAL CRITERIA FOR PHYTOMONITORING OF TECHNOGENIC LOAD IN DONBASS
A. I. Safonov, A.Z. Glukhov, Donetsk Botanical Garden
Abstract
From the data on the structural heterogeneity of indicator plants (Berteroa incana (L.) DC., Plantago major L., Reseda lutea L., Echium vulgare L., and Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.) under unfavorable environmental conditions of Donbass selected their most informative characteristics for a general assessment of the level of anthropogenic load on local ecotopes. Empirical criteria were calculated as a result of correlation analysis between data sets on the content of heavy metals in soil samples and the values of phytoindication indices.
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceHeavy metalsBotanyMathematicsBiologyEcologyEnvironmental chemistryChemistrySoil and Environmental StudiesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement