Pelosi C., Barot Sébastien, Capowiez Y., Hedde M., Vandenbulcke F. (2014). Pesticides and earthworms : a review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 34 (1), p. 199-228. ISSN 1774-0746.
Pelosi C., Barot Sébastien, Capowiez Y., Hedde M., Vandenbulcke F.
Source
Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2014,
34 (1), p. 199-228 ISSN 1774-0746
Earthworms provide key soil functions that favour many positive ecosystem services. These services are important for agroecosystem sustainability but can be degraded by intensive cultural practices such as use of pesticides. Many literature reports have investigated the effect of pesticides on earthworms. Here, we review those reports to assess the relevance of the indicators of earthworm response to pesticides, to assess their sensitivity to pesticides, and to highlight the remaining knowledge gaps. We focus on European earthworm species and products authorised in Europe, excluding natural compounds and metals. We consider different organisation levels: the infra-individual level (gene expression and physiology), the individual and population levels (life-history traits, population density and behaviour) and the community level : community biomass and density. Our analysis showsthat earthworms are impacted by pesticides at all organisation levels. For example, pesticides disrupt enzymatic activities, increase individual mortality, decrease fecundity and growth, change individual behaviour such as feeding rate and decrease the overall community biomass and density. Insecticides and fungicides are the most toxic pesticides impacting survival and reproduction, respectively.
Plan de classement
Faune [074FAUSOL]
Descripteurs
FAUNE DU SOL ; LOMBRIC ; PESTICIDE ; PROTECTION DE L'ECOSYSTEME ; CONSERVATION DU SOL ; PRATIQUE CULTURALE ; SYNTHESE ; AGROBIODIVERSITE
