The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: a review and synthesis

ACS Owens, SM Lewis - Ecology and evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, advances in lighting technology have precipitated exponential increases
in night sky brightness worldwide, raising concerns in the scientific community about the …

Light pollution is a driver of insect declines

ACS Owens, P Cochard, J Durrant, B Farnworth… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Insects around the world are rapidly declining. Concerns over what this loss means for food
security and ecological communities have compelled a growing number of researchers to …

A framework for untangling the consequences of artificial light at night on species interactions

B Seymoure, A Dell, F Hölker… - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Although much evidence exists showing organismal consequences from artificial light at
night (ALAN), large knowledge gaps remain regarding ALAN affecting species interactions …

Insect declines and agroecosystems: does light pollution matter?

M Grubisic, RHA van Grunsven… - Annals of applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Drastic declines in insect populations,'Ecological Armageddon', have recently gained
increased attention in the scientific community, and are commonly considered to be the …

[HTML][HTML] Lighting and behaviour in captivity: butterflies prefer light environments containing UV wavelengths

RK Thomas, AP Gay, D Gwynn-Jones, N de Vere… - Animal Behaviour, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•Artificial light often lacks ultraviolet wavelengths that many animals use.•This may
impact animal welfare in captivity.•Butterfly activity did not differ under UV-present and UV …

[HTML][HTML] Better red than dead: Plasticine moths are attacked less under HPS streetlights than LEDs

B Seymoure, T Parrish, K Egan, M Furr, D Irwin… - Basic and Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic light at night is growing exponentially while many insect populations are in
decline. Many nocturnal insects provide numerous ecosystem services and are attracted to …

Evolutionary novelty in communication between the sexes

ED Broder, DO Elias, RL Rodríguez… - Biology …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The diversity of signalling traits within and across taxa is vast and striking, prompting us to
consider how novelty evolves in the context of animal communication. Sexual selection …

Challenges and bottlenecks for butterfly conservation in a highly anthropogenic region: Europe's worst case scenario revisited

D Maes, H Van Calster, M Herremans… - Biological Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
The recent decline in insect diversity and abundance and the consequences for associated
ecosystem functioning and services have attracted growing attention. Especially highly …

Artificial night light alters ecosystem services provided by biotic components

RK Singhal, J Chauhan, HS Jatav, VD Rajput… - Biologia Futura, 2021 - Springer
The global catastrophe of natural biodiversity and ecosystem services are expedited with the
growing human population. Repercussions of artificial light at night ALAN are much wider …

Connecting spectral radiometry of anthropogenic light sources to the visual ecology of organisms

BM Seymoure, C Linares, J White - Journal of Zoology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Humans have drastically altered nocturnal environments with electric lighting. Animals
depend on natural night light conditions and are now being inundated with artificial lighting …