Ozone Induces Distress Behaviors in Fig Wasps with a Reduced Chance of Recovery

Among anthropogenic environmental risks, air pollution has the potential to impact animal and plant physiology, as well as their interactions and the long-term survival of populations, which could threaten the functioning of ecosystems. What is especially alarming is that the concentration of tropos...

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Autores principales:	Maryse Vanderplanck, Benoit Lapeyre, Shéhérazade Lucas, Magali Proffit
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9fe203a53e044caa9be30301f41a02c52021-11-25T17:59:24ZOzone Induces Distress Behaviors in Fig Wasps with a Reduced Chance of Recovery10.3390/insects121109952075-4450https://doaj.org/article/9fe203a53e044caa9be30301f41a02c52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/11/995https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4450Among anthropogenic environmental risks, air pollution has the potential to impact animal and plant physiology, as well as their interactions and the long-term survival of populations, which could threaten the functioning of ecosystems. What is especially alarming is that the concentration of tropospheric ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) has dramatically increased since pre-industrial times. However, the direct effects of O<sub>3</sub> on the behavior of pollinators themselves have not been investigated so far even though insect behavior is key to their ecological interactions, which underpin the stability of ecological networks responsible for species biodiversity in ecosystems. In this study, we aim to determine the potential effects of O<sub>3</sub> episodes at different field-realistic concentrations (0, 40, 80, 120, and 200 ppb for 60 min) on the behavior of the fig wasp <i>Blastophaga psenes</i> by monitoring exposed individuals hourly for 5 h after exposure. We found that ozone episodes induced major changes in insect behavior, which were already significant at 80 ppb with individuals displaying abnormal motility. The tracking over time clearly showed that exposed individuals might only have a reduced chance of recovery, with a decreasing proportion of active fig wasps despite the cessation of an O<sub>3</sub> episode. These findings illustrate that O<sub>3</sub> episodes can affect pollinator behavior, which may have detrimental implications for pollination systems. It is, therefore, of importance to assess the effects of O<sub>3</sub> on insect behavior in order to predict how it could modify ecological interactions and species biodiversity in ecosystems.Maryse VanderplanckBenoit LapeyreShéhérazade LucasMagali ProffitMDPI AGarticleAgaonidaeair pollutionabiotic riskpollinatorbehavioral changerecoveryScienceQENInsects, Vol 12, Iss 995, p 995 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Agaonidae air pollution abiotic risk pollinator behavioral change recovery Science Q Maryse Vanderplanck Benoit Lapeyre Shéhérazade Lucas Magali Proffit Ozone Induces Distress Behaviors in Fig Wasps with a Reduced Chance of Recovery
description	Among anthropogenic environmental risks, air pollution has the potential to impact animal and plant physiology, as well as their interactions and the long-term survival of populations, which could threaten the functioning of ecosystems. What is especially alarming is that the concentration of tropospheric ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) has dramatically increased since pre-industrial times. However, the direct effects of O<sub>3</sub> on the behavior of pollinators themselves have not been investigated so far even though insect behavior is key to their ecological interactions, which underpin the stability of ecological networks responsible for species biodiversity in ecosystems. In this study, we aim to determine the potential effects of O<sub>3</sub> episodes at different field-realistic concentrations (0, 40, 80, 120, and 200 ppb for 60 min) on the behavior of the fig wasp <i>Blastophaga psenes</i> by monitoring exposed individuals hourly for 5 h after exposure. We found that ozone episodes induced major changes in insect behavior, which were already significant at 80 ppb with individuals displaying abnormal motility. The tracking over time clearly showed that exposed individuals might only have a reduced chance of recovery, with a decreasing proportion of active fig wasps despite the cessation of an O<sub>3</sub> episode. These findings illustrate that O<sub>3</sub> episodes can affect pollinator behavior, which may have detrimental implications for pollination systems. It is, therefore, of importance to assess the effects of O<sub>3</sub> on insect behavior in order to predict how it could modify ecological interactions and species biodiversity in ecosystems.
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author	Maryse Vanderplanck Benoit Lapeyre Shéhérazade Lucas Magali Proffit
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title	Ozone Induces Distress Behaviors in Fig Wasps with a Reduced Chance of Recovery
title_short	Ozone Induces Distress Behaviors in Fig Wasps with a Reduced Chance of Recovery
title_full	Ozone Induces Distress Behaviors in Fig Wasps with a Reduced Chance of Recovery
title_fullStr	Ozone Induces Distress Behaviors in Fig Wasps with a Reduced Chance of Recovery
title_full_unstemmed	Ozone Induces Distress Behaviors in Fig Wasps with a Reduced Chance of Recovery
title_sort	ozone induces distress behaviors in fig wasps with a reduced chance of recovery
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publishDate	2021
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Ozone Induces Distress Behaviors in Fig Wasps with a Reduced Chance of Recovery

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