Dissolved organic matter protects mosquito larvae from damaging solar UV radiation.

Autor: Berry NL; Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America., Overholt EP; Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America., Fisher TJ; Department of Statistics, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America., Williamson CE; Department of Biology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2020 Oct 07; Vol. 15 (10), pp. e0240261. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 07 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240261
Abstrakt: Mosquitoes have increased in their abundance and geographic distribution in northeastern North America, coinciding with an increase in extreme precipitation events and up to a doubling of dissolved organic matter (DOM) concentrations in some inland waters. Increases in DOM can reduce exposure of mosquito larvae to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Although mosquito larvae are most common in shaded habitats, almost nothing is known about their susceptibility to damage by solar UV radiation, or the ability of DOM to create a refuge from damaging UV in their shallow-water habitats. We hypothesize that 1) exposure to solar UV radiation is lethal to mosquito larvae, 2) larvae lack photo-enzymatic repair to fix UV-damaged DNA, and 3) DOM shades larvae from lethal solar UV radiation. We tested these hypotheses with experiments that manipulated UV radiation, the photo-repair radiation necessary for photo-enzymatic DNA repair, and DOM. Exposure to solar UV radiation significantly decreased larval survivorship, while DOM significantly increased it. There was no evidence of photo-enzymatic DNA repair. Our findings confirm that solar UV radiation decreases habitat suitability for mosquito larvae, but DOM provides a refuge from UV. This highlights the need for vector control managers to prioritize high DOM and shaded habitats in their efforts to reduce mosquito populations.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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