Effects of anthropogenic light on species and ecosystems

AK Jägerbrand, K Spoelstra - Science, 2023 - science.org
Anthropogenic light is ubiquitous in areas where humans are present and is showing a
progressive increase worldwide. This has far-reaching consequences for most species and …

Impacts of artificial light at night on biological timings

KJ Gaston, TW Davies, SL Nedelec… - Annual Review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
The use of artificial lighting to illuminate the night has provided substantial benefits to
humankind. It has also disrupted natural daily, seasonal, and lunar light cycles as …

A meta-analysis of biological impacts of artificial light at night

D Sanders, E Frago, R Kehoe, C Patterson… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Natural light cycles are being eroded over large areas of the globe by the direct emissions
and sky brightening that result from sources of artificial night-time light. This is predicted to …

Artificial nightlight alters the predator–prey dynamics of an apex carnivore

MA Ditmer, DC Stoner, CD Francis, JR Barber… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial nightlight is increasingly recognized as an important environmental disturbance that
influences the habitats and fitness of numerous species. However, its effects on wide …

Artificial light at night as a driver of evolution across urban–rural landscapes

GR Hopkins, KJ Gaston, ME Visser… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Light is fundamental to biological systems, affecting the daily rhythms of bacteria, plants, and
animals. Artificial light at night (ALAN), a ubiquitous feature of urbanization, interferes with …

A systematic review for establishing relevant environmental parameters for urban lighting: Translating research into practice

C Pérez Vega, KM Zielinska-Dabkowska, S Schroer… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of lighting technologies developed in the 20th century has increased the
brightness and changed the spectral composition of nocturnal night-time habitats and night …

Insect communities under skyglow: diffuse night-time illuminance induces spatio-temporal shifts in movement and predation

A Dyer, R Ryser, U Brose… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is predicted to have far-reaching consequences for natural
ecosystems given its influence on organismal physiology and behaviour, species …

[HTML][HTML] A plea for a worldwide development of dark infrastructure for biodiversity–Practical examples and ways to go forward

R Sordello, S Busson, JH Cornuau… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial light at night (ALAN) has been massively deployed worldwide and has become a
major environmental pressure for biodiversity, especially contributing to habitat loss and …

Evidence for distance and illuminance thresholds in the effects of artificial lighting on bat activity

C Azam, I Le Viol, Y Bas, G Zissis, A Vernet… - Landscape and Urban …, 2018 - Elsevier
Light pollution is a major threat to biodiversity worldwide. There is a crucial need to
elaborate artificial lighting recommendations to mitigate its impact on wildlife. In the present …

Invisible barriers: anthropogenic impacts on inter-and intra-specific interactions as drivers of landscape-independent fragmentation

O Berger-Tal, D Saltz - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Anthropogenically induced fragmentation constitutes a major threat to biodiversity.
Presently, conservation research and actions focus predominantly on fragmentation caused …