TY -JOUR
AU -Daw-Shyng Wei
AU -Chen-Meng Kuo and Shu-Mei Pan
TI -Studies on the Activity od Superoxide Dismutase in Miscanthus floridulus Grown near a Copper Smelter in Taiwan
PY -1997
DA -0000-00-00
JO -Taiwania
VL -42
IS -3
SP -189
EP -200
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/366
AB -A simple gradient transect of vegetation analysis was used to study of the pollution caused by a copper smelter in northen Taiwan on the development of vegetation in the area.A clear coverage gradient on the vegetation was found near Liiyueh copper smelter after ten years of operation, and an apparent stress gradient was evident in a series of plots in the vicinity on the basis of species  diversity and frequency of vegetation found.Miscanthus floridulus was a good indicator plant to gauge the vegetation's response to the stress gradient, and its isozyme pattern of superoxide dismutase was studied in connection with this stress gradient. Four MnSODs and five CuZnSODs, showed obvious accumulation in the stress area. MnSOD of Miscanthus floridulus as a biochemical indicator for copper smelter pollution is discussed.
DO -10.6165/tai.1997.42.189