The hyperaccumulation of metals by plants

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Metal hyperaccumulation in plants: mechanisms of defence against insect herbivores (2005, background): “This is notable when considering the evolutionary origins of the hyperaccumulation trait (Boyd & Moar 1999; Huitson & Macnair 2003; Macnair 2003), because our results suggest that comparatively small differences in tissue metal concentration might be sufficient to confer an adaptive advantage on the”
The defense hypothesis of elemental hyperaccumulation: status, challenges and new directions (2007, methodology): “For example, Huitson and Macnair (2003) discovered a signiWcant inXuence of growth medium rather than plant Zn concentration in their investigation of eVects of Zn on snail herbivory.”
High‐nickel insects and nickel hyperaccumulator plants: A review (2009, background): “The resulting definition has been criticized as being arbitrary (Macnair, 2003) but has served a useful purpose by attracting scientific attention to these plants.”
Heavy metal hyperaccumulating plants: how and why do they do it? And what makes them so interesting? (2011, background): “On the other hand, some species classified as hyperaccumulators on the basis of field samples might be deleted from the list if this trait is unconfirmed by experimentation under controlled conditions [19].”