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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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How ecological communities respond to artificial light at night [PDF]

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, 2018
AbstractMany ecosystems worldwide are exposed to artificial light at night (ALAN), from streetlights and other sources, and a wide range of organisms has been shown to respond to this anthropogenic pressure. This raises concerns about the consequences for major ecosystem functions and their stability.
Dirk Sanders, Kevin J. Gaston
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Do Wild Great Tits Avoid Exposure to Light at Night? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Studies of wild populations have provided important insights into the effects of artificial light at night on organisms, populations and ecosystems. However, in most studies the exact amount of light at night individuals are exposed to remains unknown ...
Maaike de Jong, Jenny Q Ouyang, Roy H A van Grunsven, Marcel E Visser, Kamiel Spoelstra   +4 more
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Ecological effects of artificial light at night on wild plants [PDF]

, 2016
PublishedSummary 1.Plants use light as a source of both energy and information. Plant physiological responses to light, and interactions between plants and animals (such as herbivory and pollination), have evolved under a more or less stable regime of ...
Bennie, Jonathan, Cruse, D, Davies, TW, Gaston, Kevin J.   +3 more
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Long-term effects of chronic light pollution on seasonal functions of European blackbirds (turdus merula) [PDF]

, 2013
Light pollution is known to affect important biological functions of wild animals, including daily and annual cycles. However, knowledge about long-term effects of chronic exposure to artificial light at night is still very limited.
A Dawson, A Dawson, A Dawson, A Dawson, A Gelman, A Kaiser, B Kempenaers, B Schmid, BK Follett, BL Bird, C Rich, C Rivier, CD Santos, Claude Wicker-Thomas, D Dominoni, D Shuboni, Davide M. Dominoni, DM Bates, DM Dominoni, DM Dominoni, E Gwinner, E Gwinner, ED Kirby, EL Stone, H Poot, HPa Van Dongen, I Newton, J Partecke, JC Wingfield, Jesko Partecke, L Jenni, L Te Marvelde, LK Fonken, LK Fonken, M Titulaer, Michael Quetting, NE Cyr, RH Baayen, S Halford, S Retana-Márquez, SJ Crowley, SJ Schoech, SM Pauley, SN Wood, T Honryo, T Kantermann, TJ Nicholls, TW Davies, W Rowan   +48 more
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Artificial light at night alters trophic interactions of intertidal invertebrates [PDF]

Journal of Animal Ecology, 2017
SummaryDespite being globally widespread in coastal regions, the impacts of light pollution on intertidal ecosystems has received little attention. Intertidal species exhibit many night‐time‐dependent ecological strategies, including feeding, reproduction, orientation and predator avoidance, which are likely negatively affected by shifting light ...
Charlotte N. Underwood, Thomas W. Davies, Ana M. Queirós   +2 more
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Locomotor activity of the Holarctic molluscs Radix auricularia (from Lake Baikal) in various light pollution conditions

Acta Biologica Sibirica, 2022
Light pollution is a modern environmental problem. The scale of light pollution is increasing yearly and is negatively affecting the functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Dmitry Yu. Karnaukhov, Maria A. Maslennikova, Yana K. Ermolaeva, Ekaterina M. Dolinskaya, Sofya A. Biritskaya, Viktoria A. Pushnica, Lidia B. Bukhaeva, Arina V. Lavnikova, Dmitry I. Golubets, Еugene A. Silow   +9 more
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Citizen Science Provides Valuable Data for Monitoring Global Night Sky Luminance [PDF]

, 2013
The skyglow produced by artificial lights at night is one of the most dramatic anthropogenic modifications of Earth’s biosphere. The GLOBE at Night citizen science project allows individual observers to quantify skyglow using star maps showing ...
Elvidge, Christopher D., Falchi, Fabio, Fischer, Jürgen, Hölker, Franz, Kuechly, Helga U., Kyba, Christopher C. M., Ruhtz, Thomas, Wagner, Janna M., Walker, Constance E.   +8 more
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Methods for Assessment and Monitoring of Light Pollution around Ecologically Sensitive Sites

Journal of Imaging, 2019
Since the introduction of electric lighting over a century ago, and particularly in the decades following the Second World War, indications of artificial light on the nighttime Earth as seen from Earth orbit have increased at a rate exceeding that of ...
John C. Barentine
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Global trends in exposure to light pollution in natural terrestrial ecosystems [PDF]

, 2015
This is a freely-available open access publication. Please cite the published version which is available via the DOI link in this record.The rapid growth in electric light usage across the globe has led to increasing presence of artificial light in ...
Bennie, Jonathan, Correa-Cano, ME, Davies, Thomas W., Duffy, James P., Gaston, Kevin J.   +4 more
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