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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 ...
Dominoni, D., Quetting, M., Partecke, J.
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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 ...
Kevin J. Gaston, Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel   +1 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, Mira Van den Broeck, Raphaël De Cock, Sara M. Lewis   +3 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., Goymann, W., Helm, B., Partecke, J.   +3 more
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A review of the effects of artificial light at night in urban areas on the ecosystem level and the remedial measures

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
This paper attempts to realize the balance between humans and ecology in designing the nighttime light environment of urban parks by clarifying the influence of nighttime artificial light on the ecosystem of urban parks.
Justine Mushobozi Katabaro, Justine Mushobozi Katabaro, Yonghong Yan, Yonghong Yan, Tao Hu, Tao Hu, Quan Yu, Quan Yu, Xiang Cheng, Xiang Cheng   +9 more
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First Estimation of Global Trends in Nocturnal Power Emissions Reveals Acceleration of Light Pollution

Remote Sensing, 2021
The global spread of artificial light is eroding the natural night-time environment. The estimation of the pattern and rate of growth of light pollution on multi-decadal scales has nonetheless proven challenging.
Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel, Jonathan Bennie, Emma Rosenfeld, Simon Dzurjak, Kevin J. Gaston   +4 more
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Night Shift Work, Light at Night, and Risk of Breast Cancer [PDF]

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2001
Exposure to light at night may increase the risk of breast cancer by suppressing the normal nocturnal production of melatonin by the pineal gland, which, in turn, could increase the release of estrogen by the ovaries. This study investigated whether such exposure is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women.Case patients (n = 813 ...
S, Davis, D K, Mirick, R G, Stevens
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Snowglow—The Amplification of Skyglow by Snow and Clouds Can Exceed Full Moon Illuminance in Suburban Areas

Journal of Imaging, 2019
Artificial skyglow, the fraction of artificial light at night that is emitted upwards from Earth and subsequently scattered back within the atmosphere, depends on atmospheric conditions but also on the ground albedo.
Andreas Jechow, Franz Hölker
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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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Variation of Individual Location Radiance in VIIRS DNB Monthly Composite Images

Remote Sensing, 2018
With the growing size and use of night light time series from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite Day/Night Band (DNB), it is important to understand the stability of the dataset. All satellites observe differences in pixel values during repeat
Jacqueline Coesfeld, Sharolyn J. Anderson, Kimberly Baugh, Christopher D. Elvidge, Harald Schernthanner, Christopher C. M. Kyba   +5 more
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