Impacts of artificial light at night in marine ecosystems—A review

LFB Marangoni, T Davies, T Smyth… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The globally widespread adoption of Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) began in the mid‐20th
century. Yet, it is only in the last decade that a renewed research focus has emerged into its …

Environmental impacts of artificial light at night

KJ Gaston, A Sánchez de Miguel - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The nighttime is undergoing unprecedented change across much of the world, with natural
light cycles altered by the introduction of artificial light emissions. Here we review the extent …

11 pressing research questions on how light pollution affects biodiversity

F Hölker, J Bolliger, TW Davies, S Giavi… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is closely associated with modern societies and is rapidly
increasing worldwide. A dynamically growing body of literature shows that ALAN poses a …

Rhythms and clocks in marine organisms

NS Häfker, G Andreatta, A Manzotti… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The regular movements of waves and tides are obvious representations of the oceans'
rhythmicity. But the rhythms of marine life span across ecological niches and timescales …

Pervasiveness of biological impacts of artificial light at night

KJ Gaston, S Ackermann, J Bennie… - Integrative and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Artificial light at night (ALAN) and its associated biological impacts have regularly been
characterized as predominantly urban issues. Although far from trivial, this would imply that …

Moonrise timing is key for synchronized spawning in coral Dipsastraea speciosa

CH Lin, S Takahashi, AJ Mulla… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Synchronized mass coral spawning typically occurs several days after a full moon once a
year. It is expected that spawning day is determined by corals sensing environmental …

Global disruption of coral broadcast spawning associated with artificial light at night

TW Davies, O Levy, S Tidau… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Coral broadcast spawning events-in which gametes are released on certain nights
predictably in relation to lunar cycles-are critical to the maintenance and recovery of coral …

No apparent trade-offs associated with heat tolerance in a reef-building coral

L Lachs, A Humanes, DR Pygas, JC Bythell… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
As marine species adapt to climate change, their heat tolerance will likely be under strong
selection. Yet trade-offs between heat tolerance and other life history traits could …

The impacts of artificial light at night on the ecology of temperate and tropical reefs

EK Fobert, CR Miller, SE Swearer… - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Despite 22% of the world's coastal regions experiencing some degree of light pollution, and
biologically important artificial light at night (ALAN) reaching large portions of the seafloor …

Artificial light at night at environmental intensities disrupts daily rhythm of the oyster Crassostrea gigas

A Botté, L Payton, D Tran - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) masks the natural light cycles and thus can disturb
the synchronization of organisms' biological rhythms with their environment. Although …