Acute impact of light at night and exogenous melatonin on subjective appetite and plasma leptin
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 This study investigates the possible effect of exogenous melatonin on appetite control by investigating plasma leptin and subjective appetite parameters.
Mohammed S. Albreiki +7 more
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A global atlas of artificial light at night under the sea
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 2021 The impacts of artificial light at night (ALAN) on marine ecosystems have emerged as a focus for ecological light pollution research in recent years, yet the global prevalence of ALAN in underwater marine ecosystems is unknown.
Anthropocene BioOne +8 more
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Impact of artificial light at night on diurnal plant-pollinator interactions
Nature Communications, 2021 Artificial light at night has rapidly spread around the globe over the last decades. Evidence is increasing that it has adverse effects on the behavior, physiology, and survival of animals and plants with consequences for species interactions and ...
Simone Giavi, C. Fontaine, E. Knop
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Light at night disrupts biological clocks, calendars, and immune function
Seminars in Immunopathology, 2021 Light at night is a pervasive problem in our society; over 80% of the world’s population experiences significant light pollution. Exacerbating this issue is the reality that artificially lit outdoor areas are growing by 2.2% per year and continuously lit
William H. Walker +5 more
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Environmental Health, 2020 Background Research has suggested that artificial light at night (LAN) may disrupt circadian rhythms, sleep, and contribute to the development of obesity.
Dong Zhang +5 more
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Exposure to Artificial Light at Night and the Consequences for Flora, Fauna, and Ecosystems
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020 The present review draws together wide-ranging studies performed over the last decades that catalogue the effects of artificial-light-at-night (ALAN) upon living species and their environment.
J. Falcón +7 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 +48 more
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Behavioral responses of bioluminescent fireflies to artificial light at night
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Bioluminescent insects have been the subject of scientific interest and popular wonder for millennia. But in the 21st century, the fireflies, click beetles, and cave glow-worms that brighten our nights are threatened by an unprecedented competitor ...
Avalon C. S. Owens +3 more
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Biomass responses of widely and less‐widely naturalized alien plants to artificial light at night
Journal of Ecology, 2021 Artificial light at night has rapidly increased during the last century, and could potentially affect many ecological processes, from individuals via communities to entire ecosystems.
Benedikt Speißer +2 more
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Urban-like night illumination reduces melatonin release in European blackbirds (Turdus merula): implications of city life for biological time-keeping of songbirds [PDF]
, 2013 <p>Introduction: Artificial light-at-night is known to affect a broad array of behaviours and physiological processes. In urbanized bird species, light-at-night advances important biological rhythms such as daily cycles of activity/rest and timing
Dominoni, D.M. +3 more
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