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Becoming nose-blind - Climate change impacts on chemical communication
Roggatz, C.C.; Saha, M.; Blanchard, S.; Schirrmacher, P.; Fink, P.; Verheggen, F.; Hardege, J.D. (2022). Becoming nose-blind - Climate change impacts on chemical communication. Glob. Chang. Biol. 28(15): 4495-4505. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16209
In: Global Change Biology. Blackwell Publishers: Oxford. ISSN 1354-1013; e-ISSN 1365-2486, more
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Keywords
    Marine/Coastal; Brackish water; Fresh water; Terrestrial
Author keywords
    behavior; chemoreception; climate change stressor; ecological interactions; infochemicals; ocean acidification; semiochemicals; sensory ecology

Authors  Top 
  • Roggatz, C.C.
  • Saha, M.
  • Blanchard, S., more
  • Schirrmacher, P.
  • Fink, P.
  • Verheggen, F., more
  • Hardege, J.D.

Abstract
    Chemical communication via infochemicals plays a pivotal role in ecological interactions, allowing organisms to sense their environment, locate predators, food, habitats, or mates. A growing number of studies suggest that climate change-associated stressors can modify these chemically mediated interactions, causing info-disruption that scales up to the ecosystem level. However, our understanding of the underlying mechanisms is scarce. Evidenced by a range of examples, we illustrate in this opinion piece that climate change affects different realms in similar patterns, from molecular to ecosystem-wide levels. We assess the importance of different stressors for terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems and propose a systematic approach to address highlighted knowledge gaps and cross-disciplinary research avenues.

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