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Accumulation of Toxic Trace Elements by Freshwater Vascular Plants

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Part of the book series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ((RECT,volume 121))

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Freshwater vascular plants (FVPs) play an important role in the ecology of many freshwater ecosystems. Included with macroscopic algae under the pseudonym “macrophytes”, they are part of the autotrophic link between the physicochemical and biological worlds, and are a major component of the diets of many invertebrates, fish, birds, and mammals (Fassett 1960). Particularly in tropical areas, vascular macrophytes may comprise the largest single form of biomass in freshwater ecosystems.

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Outridge, P.M., Noller, B.N. (1991). Accumulation of Toxic Trace Elements by Freshwater Vascular Plants. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 121. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3196-7_1

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