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7.6 Discussion
General soft management actions in coastal ecosystems are commonly focused on the
eradication of exotic species and recovery of native species, the recovery of both the
structure and function of plant communities and of natural sedimentary dynamics, and
Fig. 7.11 Metal concentration (n = 10; parts per million DW-ppm-) in superficial sediments
(0–2 cm deep) and sediment colonized by Spartina maritima roots (rhizosediments) (2–20 cm
deep) in restored salt marshes in Odiel Marshes (Southwest Iberian Peninsula) described by
Castillo and Figueroa (2009) 2.5 years after restoration. “*” indicates significant differences
between depths (t-test or U-test, P < 0.01)
Fig. 7.12 Soil–plant transfer coefficient (TransferC) for Sarcocornia perennis in restored salt
marshes in the Odiel Marshes (Southwest Iberian Peninsula) described by Castillo and Figueroa
(2009) 2.5 years after restoration. TransferC higher than 1.0 indicates hyperaccumulation
S.M. Vallés et al.
7.6 Discussion
General soft management actions in coastal ecosystems are commonly focused on the
eradication of exotic species and recovery of native species, the recovery of both the
structure and function of plant communities and of natural sedimentary dynamics, and
Fig. 7.11 Metal concentration (n = 10; parts per million DW-ppm-) in superficial sediments
(0–2 cm deep) and sediment colonized by Spartina maritima roots (rhizosediments) (2–20 cm
deep) in restored salt marshes in Odiel Marshes (Southwest Iberian Peninsula) described by
Castillo and Figueroa (2009) 2.5 years after restoration. “*” indicates significant differences
between depths (t-test or U-test, P < 0.01)
Fig. 7.12 Soil–plant transfer coefficient (TransferC) for Sarcocornia perennis in restored salt
marshes in the Odiel Marshes (Southwest Iberian Peninsula) described by Castillo and Figueroa
(2009) 2.5 years after restoration. TransferC higher than 1.0 indicates hyperaccumulation
S.M. Vallés et al.