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Artificial light at night: a global disruptor of the night-time environment [PDF]
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2023 Light pollution is the alteration of the natural levels of darkness by an increased concentration of light particles in the night-time environment, resulting from human activity. Light pollution is profoundly changing the night-time environmental conditions across wide areas of the planet, and is a relevant stressor whose effects on life are being ...
Salvador Bara, Fabio Falchi
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Impacts of artificial light at night in marine ecosystems—A review
Global Change Biology, 2022 AbstractThe globally widespread adoption of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) began in the mid‐20th century. Yet, it is only in the last decade that a renewed research focus has emerged into its impacts on ecological and biological processes in the marine environment that are guided by natural intensities, moon phase, natural light and dark cycles and ...
Laura F B Marangoni +2 more
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Environmental Impacts of Artificial Light at Night
Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2022 The nighttime is undergoing unprecedented change across much of the world, with natural light cycles altered by the introduction of artificial light emissions. Here we review the extent and dynamics of artificial light at night (ALAN), the benefits that ALAN provides, the environmental costs ALAN creates, approaches to mitigating these negative ...
Gaston, K. J., Sánchez de Miguel, A.
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Impact of artificial light at night on obesity and overweight: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Global obesity rates are rising sharply, prompting interest in environmental drivers beyond diet and activity. Widespread artificial light at night disrupts circadian rhythms and metabolism.
Wenzheng Tang, Siying Dong, Yingshuai Li
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National Scale Spatial Variation in Artificial Light at Night [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2020 The disruption to natural light regimes caused by outdoor artificial nighttime lighting has significant impacts on human health and the natural world.
Daniel T.C. Cox +4 more
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The effects of artificial light at night on spider brains. [PDF]
Biol LettArtificial light at night (ALAN) is an increasingly pervasive pollutant that alters animal behaviour and physiology, with cascading impacts on development and survival. Recent evidence links exposure to ALAN with neural damage, potentially due to its action on melatonin synthesis, a powerful antioxidant.
Willmott NJ +4 more
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Artificial light at night advances avian reproductive physiology [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2013 Artificial light at night is a rapidly increasing phenomenon and it is presumed to have global implications. Light at night has been associated with health problems in humans as a consequence of altered biological rhythms. Effects on wild animals have been less investigated, but light at night has often been assumed to affect seasonal ...
Davide M Dominoni, Jesko Partecke
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Widespread influence of artificial light at night on ecosystem metabolism. [PDF]
Nat Clim ChangAbstract Artificial light pollution is increasing worldwide with pervasive effects on ecosystem structure and function, yet its influence on ecosystem metabolism remains largely unknown. Here we combine artificial light at night (ALAN) intensity metrics with eddy covariance observations across 86 sites in North ...
Johnston ASA, Kim J, Harris JA.
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Mapping the consequences of artificial light at night for intertidal ecosystems
Science of the Total Environment, 2019 Widespread coastal urbanization has resulted in artificial light pollution encroaching into intertidal habitats, which are highly valued by society for ecosystem services including coastal protection, climate regulation and recreation. While the impacts of artificial light at night in terrestrial and riparian ecosystems are increasingly well documented,
Matthew J Garratt +2 more
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Reduction of crayfish activity and light avoidance in response to artificial light at night. [PDF]
MicroPubl BiolThe prevalence of artificial light at night can alter nocturnal environments and affect animal behavior. We investigated how the presence of artificial light affects the activity of the variable crayfish Cambarus latimanus by manipulating light intensities and providing a choice between dark and lighted environments.
Boyle K, Zagar A, Stewart C, Davis J.
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