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Increasing artificial light at night enhances salmonid predator foraging efficiency in an urbanized lake

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Artificial light at night (ALAN) poses a threat to ecosystems globally. It includes both direct and indirect light, or skyglow, which occurs when ALAN scatters in the atmosphere, extending beyond its original source. We analyzed ALAN trends in Lake Washington, WA, from 2014 to 2023 using Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS ...
Jennifer A. Schulien, Tessa Code
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The impact of artificial light at night on moths (Lepidoptera, Heterocera): A review of the literature and future research directions

Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2026.
Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) is an emerging environmental issue with significant impacts on nocturnal insects, particularly nocturnal Lepidoptera. We conducted a systematic review addressing the effects of ALAN on insects, with a focus on nocturnal Lepidoptera.
Denise Trombin, Luca Dessì, Simona Bonelli   +2 more
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Monte Carlo Simulation of 3D Cloud Radiance Distributions Affected by Ground‐Based Lighting

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 6, 28 March 2026.
Abstract Satellite observations of artificial light sources at night are increasing. Clouds, as the most important radiative modulators in the Earth‐atmosphere system, significantly influence the observed values and spatial distribution of the artificial light coming from the ground.
Huixin Sun, Shensen Hu, Weihua Ai, Shuo Ma   +3 more
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Global Trends in Exposure to Light Pollution in Natural Terrestrial Ecosystems

Remote Sensing, 2015
The rapid growth in electric light usage across the globe has led to increasing presence of artificial light in natural and semi-natural ecosystems at night.
Jonathan Bennie, James P. Duffy, Thomas W. Davies, Maria Eugenia Correa-Cano, Kevin J. Gaston   +4 more
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Using the environmental light field method for measuring biologically relevant light characteristics at the household scale

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 3, March 2026.
The regular variations of light in the natural light cycle serve as one of the most important cues for the timing of biological events in organisms. The increasing prevalence of artificial light at night (ALAN) alters the natural light cycle and has been found to have harmful effects on human, wildlife, and environmental health.
Layla van Zyl, Mark P. Robertson, Izak P. J. Smit, Bernard W. T. Coetzee   +3 more
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Seasonal activity and behavioural responses to artificial light at night in migratory and non‐migratory sparrows

Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, January 2026.
Urban and rural nocturnal environments are increasingly brighter due to artificial light at night (ALAN), causing wide‐ranging biological responses, from reproductive impairment to behavioural changes in diverse taxa. Songbirds may be particularly vulnerable, as their reproductive and migratory behaviours are under endogenous control and regulated by ...
Jory E. Litt‐Jukes, Christy A. Morrissey   +1 more
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Skyglow inside your eyes: intraocular scattering and artificial brightness of the night sky

International Journal of Sustainable Lighting, 2023
The visual perception of the natural night sky in many places of the world is strongly disturbed by anthropogenic light. Part of this artificial light is scattered in the atmosphere and propagates towards the observer, adding to the natural brightness and producing a light polluted sky.
Bará, Salvador, Bao-Varela, Carmen
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Artificial light alters spatial and temporal habitat use by a crepuscular aerial insectivore

Ibis, Volume 168, Issue 1, Page 308-328, January 2026.
Artificial light is increasing worldwide, and has biological effects from molecular to ecosystem levels, which may be particularly severe for crepuscular and nocturnal animals. We investigated how artificial light affected spatial and temporal patterns of habitat use by Common Nighthawks Chordeiles minor in the southern Grassland and northern Boreal ...
Carrie Ann Adams, Colleen Cassady St. Clair, Elly C. Knight, Erin M. Bayne   +3 more
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Mimicking skyglow at ecosystem level in a large-scale lake enclosure facility

, 2021
Abstract Light pollution is an environmental stressor of global extent that is growing exponentially in area and intensity. Artificial skyglow, a form of light pollution with large range, is hypothesized to have environmental impact at ecosystem level.
Andreas Jechow, Günther Schreck, Christopher C. M. Kyba, Stella A. Berger, Lukas Thuile Bistarelli, Matthias Bodenlos, Mark O. Gessner, Hans-Peter Grossart, Franziska Kupprat, Jens C. Nejstgaard, Andreas Pansch, Armin Penske, Michael Sachtleben, Tom Shatwell, Gabriel A. Singer, Susanne Stephan, Tim J. W. Walles, Sabine Wollrab, Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska, Franz Hölker   +19 more
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Artificial light at night alters earthworm communities and soil aggregation

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 62, Issue 12, Page 3408-3420, December 2025.
Our results provide evidence that continuous night‐time street lighting can affect earthworm communities and earthworm‐driven soil aggregation. The nature of these effects differed across earthworm ecological categories and age classes and appeared to depend on illuminance, light spectrum and/or plant cover. This highlights that, rather than a one‐size‐
Jiaqing Cai, Jonathan Bennie, Maisy J. Inston, Kevin J. Gaston   +3 more
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