Light and biodiversity

Biodiversity signals - European Environment Agency

This causes artificial light emissions to rise. Artificial light at night is scattered in the lower atmosphere, creating light pollution in both ...

Unique Polar Light Could Save Biodiversity - Newsweek

Unique Polar Light Could Save Biodiversity ... ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The extreme light environment of the Earth's polar regions fosters ...

Ecological light pollution - Longcore - 2004 - ESA Journals - Wiley

We identify the roles that artificial night lighting plays in changing ecological interactions across taxa, as opposed to reviewing these effects by taxonomic ...

Light pollution is a driver of insect declines - ScienceDirect.com

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is used as an insect management tool. · Recent research addresses global loss of insect biodiversity without including ALAN.

Conserving energy at a cost to biodiversity? Impacts of LED lighting ...

Artificial lighting is a key biodiversity threat and produces 1900 million tonnes of CO2 emissions globally, more than three times that produced by aviation.

Impact of light pollution on biodiversity - NUS Blog

Light affects the survival of organisms such as birds, whose migratory movements and hunting tendencies are based on natural light sources such as moonlight or ...

Lighting for biodiversity specification - Stroud District Council

Be fitted with a low wattage LED bulb (5W) with a warm white colour temperature (not exceeding 2700K); Not include Ultraviolet (UV) elements.

(PDF) Light Pollution as a Biodiversity Threat - ResearchGate

Total mercury contents of cicadae bodies, wings and exuviaes were studied in Huludao City to discuss mercury distribution characteristics in cicadae.

Light pollution - DCCEEW

When we introduce artificial light into their environment, it can disrupt their behaviours. This can negatively affect their health. In turn, ...

The impact of public lighting on biodiversity - OMPE

A study published in the journal Biology Letters of the British Academy of Sciences alerted about the impact of night lighting on biodiversity.

Pervasiveness of Biological Impacts of Artificial Light at Night

Artificial light at night (ALAN) and its associated biological impacts have regularly been characterized as predominantly urban issues.

How artificial light at night may rewire ecological networks - Journals

Communities that are exposed to ALAN may therefore experience an increased influx of some prey and predators, while other species will be driven ...

Artificial light at night can modify ecosystem functioning beyond the ...

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a relatively new and rapidly increasing global change driver. While evidence on adverse effects of ALAN ...

Ecological Impact of Artificial Light at Night: Effective Strategies and ...

This paper's aims are to present an overview of best practices in precautionary methods to avoid and mitigate light pollution in protected areas.

Extreme polar light environment of the North and South Poles ...

Researchers working in Finland propose that the unique light environment of the Earth's Polar regions creates conditions that result in ...

Light pollution as a biodiversity threat: Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Evolutionary biology in biodiversity science, conservation, and policy: a call to action. Evolution. 2010; 64:1517-1528

The nature, extent, and ecological implications of marine light pollution

Here, we provide an overview of the extent of marine light pollution, discuss how it changes the physical environment, and explore its potential role in ...

Competition for Light Causes Plant Biodiversity Loss After ... - Science

Competition for light is a major mechanism of plant diversity loss after eutrophication and explains the particular threat of eutrophication to plant diversity.

Impacts of Artificial Light at Night on Biological Timings

The use of artificial lighting to illuminate the night has provided substantial benefits to humankind. It has also disrupted natural daily, seasonal, ...

National Light Pollution Guidelines for Wildlife - DCCEEW

About this document The guidelines raise awareness of the impacts of artificial light on wildlife. They can help you protect Australia's ...