Exposure to artificial light at night and the consequences for flora, fauna, and ecosystems

J Falcón, A Torriglia, D Attia, F Viénot… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The present review draws together wide-ranging studies performed over the last decades
that catalogue the effects of artificial-light-at-night (ALAN) upon living species and their …

Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle

DH Boyes, DM Evans, R Fox… - Insect Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The night‐time environment is increasingly being lit, often by broad‐spectrum lighting, and
there is growing evidence that artificial light at night (ALAN) has consequences for …

Interpreting insect declines: seven challenges and a way forward

RK Didham, Y Basset, CM Collins… - Insect Conservation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many insect species are under threat from the anthropogenic drivers of global change.
There have been numerous well‐documented examples of insect population declines and …

[PDF][PDF] Tillstånd och trender för arter och deras livsmiljöer–rödlistade arter i Sverige 2020

SLU Artdatabanken - … Artdatabanken.(24). Tälle, M., Öckinger, E …, 2020 - pub.epsilon.slu.se
Tack! Ett stort tack till alla som bidragit med underlag till Rödlistade arter i Sverige 2020
(som utgör underlaget för denna rapport), expertkommittéledamöterna samt andra experter …

Urbanisation drivers and underlying mechanisms of terrestrial insect diversity loss in cities

MS Fenoglio, A Calviño, E González… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
1. Urbanisation is one of the main land‐use changes behind global insect collapse. Despite
that previous studies have described the negative effects of urbanisation on insect …

Street lighting has detrimental impacts on local insect populations

DH Boyes, DM Evans, R Fox, MS Parsons… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Reported declines in insect populations have sparked global concern, with artificial light at
night (ALAN) identified as a potential contributing factor. Despite strong evidence that …

First estimation of global trends in nocturnal power emissions reveals acceleration of light pollution

A Sánchez de Miguel, J Bennie, E Rosenfeld… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Why conservation biology can benefit from sensory ecology

DM Dominoni, W Halfwerk, E Baird… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Global expansion of human activities is associated with the introduction of novel stimuli,
such as anthropogenic noise, artificial lights and chemical agents. Progress in documenting …

Weather explains the decline and rise of insect biomass over 34 years

J Müller, T Hothorn, Y Yuan, S Seibold, O Mitesser… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Insects have a pivotal role in ecosystem function, thus the decline of more than 75% in insect
biomass in protected areas over recent decades in Central Europe and elsewhere, has …

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 …