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Oil Pollution Affects the Central Metabolism of Keystone Vachellia (Acacia) Trees

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dc.contributor.authorFerrante, Marco
dc.contributor.authorDangol, Anuma
dc.contributor.authorDidi-Cohen, Shoshana
dc.contributor.authorWinters, Gidon
dc.contributor.authorTzin, Vered
dc.contributor.authorSegoli, Michal
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-08T18:13:48Z
dc.date.available2022-02-08T18:13:48Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.description.abstractVachellia (formerly Acacia) trees are native to arid environments in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, where they often support the local animal and plant communities acting as keystone species. The aim of this study was to examine whether oil pollution affected the central metabolism of the native keystone trees Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) and V. raddiana (Savi), as either adults or seedlings. The study was conducted in the Evrona Nature Reserve, a desert ecosystem in southern Israel where two major oil spills occurred in 1975 and in 2014. Leaf samples were collected to analyze the central metabolite profiles from oil-polluted and unpolluted adult trees and from Vachellia seedlings growing in oil-polluted and unpolluted soils in an outdoor setup. We found that oil pollution had a stronger effect on one-year-old seedlings than on adult trees, reducing the levels of amino acids, sugars, and organic acids. While adult trees are mildly affected by oil pollution, the effects on young seedlings can cause a long-term reduction in the population of these keystone desert trees, ultimately threatening this entire ecosystem.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research was part of a postcontamination monitoring program in the Evrona Nature Reserve, funded by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) and managed by the HaMaaragIsrael National Nature Assessment Program. We are grateful for the ongoing support to the ADSSC (Winters G.) by the Israel Ministry for Science and Technology (MOST). M.F. was the recipient of a postdoctoral fellowship from the Jacob Blaustein Center for Scientific Cooperation.en
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dc.identifier.citationFerrante, M., Dangol, A., Didi-Cohen, S., Winters, G., Tzin, V. & Segoli, M. (2021). Oil pollution affects the central metabolism of keystone Vachellia (Acacia) trees. “Sustainability”, 13(12), 6660. DOI: 10.3390/su13126660en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su13126660pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/6168
dc.identifier.wos000666648000001
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPI AGpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/12/6660pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAmino Aciden
dc.subjectDeserten
dc.subjectEnvironmental Impacten
dc.subjectEvrona Nature Reserveen
dc.subjectOil Spillen
dc.subjectPetroleumen
dc.subjectRecoverypt_PT
dc.titleOil Pollution Affects the Central Metabolism of Keystone Vachellia (Acacia) Treesen
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oaire.citation.endPage12pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue(12)pt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleSustainabilityen
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
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person.givenNameMarco
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