Can skyglow reduce nocturnal melatonin concentrations in Eurasian perch?

F Kupprat, F Hölker, W Kloas - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Artificial light at night (ALAN) changes the natural rhythm of light and darkness and can
impair the biorhythms of animals, for example the nocturnal melatonin production of …

Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure

C Diamantopoulou, E Christoforou… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a disruptive form of pollution, impacting physiological and
behavioural processes that may scale up to population and community levels. Evidence …

Performance analysis of a novel solar concentrator using lunar flux mapping techniques

C Roosendaal, JK Swanepoel, WG Le Roux - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the most important issues faced today with regards to solar concentrators is the trade-
off between cost and optical accuracy. In this paper, a new design aims to reduce costs …

The Moon as a Light Source: New sustainable ways of lighting up cities at night

CM Rathsach, M Hvass - IOP Conference Series: Earth and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In our well-lit cities today, light pollution has become an increasing issue and serious threat
of natural darkness and the view to a night sky full of stars. Darkness is not only a natural …

Astrobiological Analogs: Exploring the Microbial Ecology of Cryptic Cryosphere Habitats

CG Schuler - 2023 - trace.tennessee.edu
Microbiology of cryosphere systems are understudied and at risk as Earth's climate
continues to change. These systems are often at extreme boundaries to what microbial life …

First In Situ Identification of Ultradian and Infradian Rhythms, and Nocturnal Locomotion Activities of Four Colonies of Red Wood Ants (Formica rufa-Group)

GM Berberich, MB Berberich… - Journal of biological …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
In situ activity patterns of 2 Formica rufa-group species (F. pratensis; F. polyctena) were
continuously studied at 4 different red wood-ant nests for 6 months in each of the years …

Comparative study of spectral sensitivity, irradiance sensitivity, spatial resolution and temporal resolution in the visual systems of Ocypode quadrata and Aratus pisonii

R Qian, TM Frank - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Early pioneering studies by Autrum on terrestrial arthropods first revealed that the visual
systems of arthropods reflected their lifestyles and habitats. Subsequent studies have …

Effects of nocturnal illumination on fitness-related traits of the New Zealand common triplefin (Forsterygion lapillum)

J Barclay - 2023 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
Identifying determinants of variation in fitness for organisms with complex life histories has
been a longstanding challenge for ecologists. Night-time conditions encompass half the …

Effects of skyglow on the physiology of the Eurasian perch, Perca fluviatilis

F Kupprat - 2022 - edoc.hu-berlin.de
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is emitted from centers of human activities and increasingly
brightens up nights, which can disturb biological rhythms of humans and wildlife. Skyglow is …

Moonlight

S Klein, B Goodman - IMPACT Printmaking Journal, 2023 - impact-journal-cfpr.uwe.ac.uk
The moon is the biggest object in the night sky. Its light has always fascinated. That special
quality of light invites all kinds of superstition, from the healing power of the waning moon to …