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Biologically important artificial light at night on the seafloor [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 AbstractAccelerating coastal development is increasing the exposure of marine ecosystems to nighttime light pollution, but is anthropogenic light reaching the seafloor in sufficient quantities to have ecological impacts? Using a combination of mapping, and radiative transfer modelling utilising in situ measurements of optical seawater properties, we ...
Davies, Thomas W. +4 more
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Pervasiveness of Biological Impacts of Artificial Light at Night
Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2021 AbstractArtificial light at night (ALAN) and its associated biological impacts have regularly been characterized as predominantly urban issues. Although far from trivial, this would imply that these impacts only affect ecosystems that are already heavily modified by humans and are relatively limited in their spatial extent, at least as compared with ...
Gaston, KJ +6 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 night lighting inhibits feeding in moths [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2017 One major, yet poorly studied, change in the environment is nocturnal light pollution, which strongly alters habitats of nocturnally active species. Artificial night lighting is often considered as driving force behind rapid moth population declines in severely illuminated countries. To understand these declines, the question remains whether artificial
Van Langevelde, Frank +3 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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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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Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting [PDF]
The Condor, 2007 Abstract The following critiques express the opinions of the individual evaluators regarding the strengths, weaknesses, and value of the books they review. As such, the appraisals are subjective assessments and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or any official policy of the American Ornithologists' Union.
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Eco-evolutionary feedbacks under artificial light at night. [PDF]
iScienceArtificial light at night (ALAN) is an omnipresent anthropogenic stressor disrupting ecological interactions, potentially driving rapid evolutionary change. However, evidence for genetic adaptation to ALAN remains limited, with ecological responses dominating observed effects.
Tüzün N, De Meester L, Hölker F.
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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. Artificial light at night takes two forms, light emissions and skyglow (caused by the scattering of light by water, dust and gas molecules in the atmosphere).
Daniel T. C. Cox +4 more
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Artificial Light at Night and Breast Cancer
, 2022 An increased risk of breast cancer has been associated with light at night (LAN). Several risk factors have been identified that play a crucial role in causing most cancers such as the consumption of alcohol and smoking, and low fruit and vegetable intake.
Redhwan Al-Naggar, Lutfi Al-Maktari
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