Mechanism of Heavy Metal Stress Tolerance in Mangrove Plants and Its Application Prospects in Bioremediation
As an integral part of the coastal wetland ecosystem,mangrove plants play an important role in tolerance to heavy metal stress because of its unique physiological structures,such as the specific lignified root exodermis,iron plaque on the root surface,salt glands on the leaf surface,together with the secretion system of phytochelatins and strong antioxidant enzyme system.This review focuses on the recent research progress on the mechanisms underlying heavy metal tolerance of mangrove plants,and the application prospects of mangrove plants in heavy metal pollution remediation in order to provide new way of thinking for bioremediation of coastal wetland polluted by heavy metal.