肥料和除草剂改变了花蜜和花粉的质量,这对传粉者的花选择产生了影响
Laura Russo1,2, Fabian Ruedenauer3, Angela Gronert4
1University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States of America.
PeerJ
|June 19, 2023
概括
农业化学品,如除草剂和肥料,降低了花粉和花蜜的营养质量,影响着授粉昆虫. 这项研究表明,花资源的质量对农化物暴露很敏感,影响了昆虫的访问率.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 昆虫学 昆虫学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 授粉昆虫对生态系统和经济至关重要,但由于人类活动而面临威胁.
- 农业实践,包括农业化学品的使用,可以降低花资源对于传粉者至关重要.
- 田边的杂草是农业生态系统中授粉者的主要食物来源,经常暴露在有害的农业化学品中.
研究的目的:
- 研究农业化学品的低度如何影响花蜜和花粉质量.
- 为了确定花资源质量和昆虫访问率之间的关系.
- 了解农业投入对重要授粉者服务的影响.
主要方法:
- 进行了补充的野外和温室实验.
- 七种植物物种暴露于低度的肥料,除草剂或两者兼而有之.
- 在田间监测昆虫的来访情况,在温室分析花蜜和花粉质量.
主要成果:
- 暴露于除草剂减少了花粉氨基酸度.
- 肥料暴露减少了花粉脂肪酸度.
- 蜜汁氨基酸度随着肥料和除草剂的暴露而增加,肥料也增加了蜜汁和花粉的数量.
- 昆虫访问率与花蜜和花粉营养含量相关,花粉氨基酸影响偏好.
结论:
- 植物资源的质量显然对农业化学物质的暴露很敏感.
- 游览花的昆虫对花源质量的变化表现出敏感性.
- 农业化学品可能会对花资源的营养价值产生负面影响,可能会影响授粉者种群.
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