Global meta-analysis reveals overall higher nocturnal than diurnal activity in insect communities

MKL Wong, RK Didham - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Insects sustain key ecosystem functions, but how their activity varies across the day–night
cycle and the underlying drivers are poorly understood. Although entomologists generally …

Artificial light at night (ALAN) causes shifts in soil communities and functions

S Cesarz, N Eisenhauer, SF Bucher… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is increasing worldwide, but its effects on the soil system have
not yet been investigated. We tested the influence of experimental manipulation of ALAN on …

Shedding light with harmonic radar: Unveiling the hidden impacts of streetlights on moth flight behavior

J Degen, M Storms, CB Lee, A Jechow… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
One of the most dramatic changes occurring on our planet is the ever-increasing extensive
use of artificial light at night, which drastically altered the environment to which nocturnal …

Light pollution in complex ecological systems

MR Hirt, DM Evans, CR Miller… - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Light pollution has emerged as a burgeoning area of scientific interest, receiving increasing
attention in recent years. The resulting body of literature has revealed a diverse array of …

[HTML][HTML] Current evidence in support of insect-friendly lighting practices

ACS Owens, MJO Pocock, BM Seymoure - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•We do not know if 'sustainable'lighting practices actually reduce harm to
insects.•The benefits of spectral tuning and dimming are ambiguous and frequently …

Artificial light at night decreases plant diversity and performance in experimental grassland communities

SF Bucher, L Uhde, A Weigelt… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Artificial light at night (ALAN) affects many areas of the world and is increasing globally. To
date, there has been limited and inconsistent evidence regarding the consequences of …

Measuring the effect of RFID and marker recognition tags on cockroach (Blattodea: Blaberidae) behavior using AI-aided tracking

CJ McLean, DN Fisher - Journal of Insect Science, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and marker recognition algorithms can
offer an efficient and non-intrusive means of tracking animal positions. As such, they have …

Measuring the effect of RFID and Marker Recognition tags on cockroach behaviour using AI aided tracking

CJ McLean, DN Fisher - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
RFID technology and marker recognition algorithms can offer an efficient and non-intrusive
means of tracking animal positions. As such, they have become important tools for …

[PDF][PDF] INCREASING LIGHT: DECLINING INSECTS, IS LIGHT AN EMERGING POLLUTANT OF ECOLOGICAL INTEREST?

N Kuppan, R Devarajan - YUGATO, 2023 - researchgate.net
Ecologists have extensively studied the pivotal role of natural light in regulating species
interactions. Nevertheless, limited attention has been directed towards the consequences of …

[引用][C] Evidence for insect-friendly lighting practices, Current Opinion in Insect Science,(2024) doi: https://doi. org/10.1016/j. cois. 2024.101276 This is a PDF file of an …