Herbivore-induced plant volatiles in natural and agricultural ecosystems: open questions and future prospects

摘要: Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPV) have been shown to convey ecologically relevant information other organisms, including carnivorous and herbivorous arthropods neighboring plants. However, many questions about the evolutionary ecological functions of HIPV remain unanswered. In particular, a current lack ways in which environmental factors-including habitat structure atmospheric conditions-influence mediated interactions real-world settings limits our ability anticipate HIPV-mediated may be altered or disrupted by anthropogenic change, pollution climate change. Understanding these influences thus has significant implications for sustainable management natural agricultural ecosystems should priority future research.