Figure captions
Figure 1: Scopelophila catatactae and soil collected within the
copper mine. Bar plots (mean + standard deviation with 3 replicates) of
the total concentrations of Cu and Cd in soil (A, D) and plants of (B,
E) where numbers inside the bars represent mean concentrations (µg
g-1). Boxplots of the relative concentrations of Cu
and Cd in moss samples (C, F) (n=12; % by weight). Panels G, H, and I
depict the morphological measurements (plant length, leaf length, and
leaf width in mm) performed in n=50 plants from each of the populations
of S. cataractae collected in the field. Black stars inside the
boxplots represent mean values. Letters inside the graph boxes represent
the results of the multiple pairwise comparisons, with means sharing a
letter not differing significantly. Green and red color represent
populations sampled at the edges and the center of the mine
respectively.
Figure 2: Scopelophila catatactae response to Cu and Cd
treatment. Bar plots (mean µg g-1 indicated + standard
deviation with 3 replicates) of the total concentrations of Cu in
control and Cu-treated (A), and of Cd in control and Cd-treated (D)
plants of S. catatactae cultured in the laboratory. Boxplots of
the relative concentrations (n=12; weight %) of Cu in leaves and stems
of control and Cu-treated plants (B, C respectively), and of Cd in
leaves and stems of control and Cd-treated plants (E, F respectively).
Black stars inside the boxplots represent mean values. Letters inside
the graph boxes represent the results of the multiple pairwise
comparisons, with means sharing a letter do not differing significantly.
Green and red color represent populations sampled at the edges and the
center of the mine respectively.
Figure 3: Scopelophila catatactae response to Cu and Cd
treatment. Boxplots (n = 10) of plant length, leaf length, and leaf
width (mm) in control and Cu-treated (A, B, C), and in control and
Cd-treated (E, F, G) plants of S. catatactae cultured in the
laboratory. Black stars inside the boxplots represent mean values. Bar
plots (mean µM indicated ± standard deviation with 3 replicates except
for controls whose n=2 for Sc3 and Sc4 and n=1 for Sc1) of the
concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) in control and Cu-treated (D),
and in control and Cd-treated (H) plants. Letters inside the graph boxes
represent the results of the multiple pairwise comparisons, with means
sharing a letter not differing significantly. Green and red colors
represent populations sampled at the edges and the center of the mine
respectively.
Figure 4: Ceratodon purpureus response to Cu and Cd treatment.
Bar plots (mean µg g-1 indicated + standard deviation
with 2 replicates except for Cp1_Cd with n=1) of the total
concentrations of Cu in control and Cu-treated (A) and in control and
Cd-treated (B) plants of C. purpureus cultured in the laboratory.
Boxplots of the relative concentrations (n=10; by weight %) and of the
protonemal growth (mm2; n=35) in control and
Cu-treated (B and C) and in control and Cd-treated (F and G) plants. Bar
plots (mean µM indicated + standard deviation with 10 replicates) of the
concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) in control and Cu-treated (D) and
in control and Cd-treated (H) plants. Black stars inside the boxplots
represent mean values. Letters inside the graph boxes represent the
results of the multiple pairwise comparisons, with means sharing a
letter not differing significantly. Green and red color represent
control and treated samples respectively.