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 …

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 …

Conceptualisation of multiple impacts interacting in the marine environment using marine infrastructure as an example

V Komyakova, JBD Jaffrés, EMA Strain… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The human population is increasingly reliant on the marine environment for food, trade,
tourism, transport, communication and other vital ecosystem services. These services …

Artificial Light Increases Nighttime Prevalence of Predatory Fishes, Altering Community Composition on Coral Reefs

E Weschke, J Schligler, I Hely, T Roost… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is an anthropogenic pollutant that is intensifying and
expanding in marine environments, but experimental studies of community‐level effects are …

Spectral-level assessment of light pollution from urban façade lighting

P Wu, W Xu, Q Yao, Q Yuan, S Chen, Y Shen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Façade lighting makes cities brighter at night and causes ecological impacts, as more
wavelengths associated with species spectral sensitivity are emitted in light spectra. To …

Embryonic exposure to artificial light at night impairs learning abilities and their covariance with behavioural traits in teleost fish

T Lucon-**ccato, G De Russi, S Cannicci… - Biology …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The natural light cycle has profound effects on animals' cognitive systems. Its alteration
owing to human activities, such as artificial light at night (ALAN), affects the biodiversity of …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial light at night impacts night-time activity but not day-time behaviour in a diurnal coral reef fish

D Georgiou, SE Reeves, KB Da Silva… - Basic and Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
An important, yet overlooked form of anthropogenic pollution is sensory pollution, and one of
the most pervasive forms of sensory pollution is artificial light at night (ALAN). Despite the …

Ecological consequences of artificial light at night on coastal species in natural and artificial habitats: a review

M Ferretti, F Rossi, L Benedetti-Cecchi, E Maggi - Marine Biology, 2025 - Springer
The urbanisation of coastal areas increases both Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) and man-
made structures. ALAN poses significant challenges to coastal ecosystems by altering …

The impacts of artificial light at night (ALAN) spectral composition on key behavioral traits of a sandy beach isopod

D Quintanilla-Ahumada, PA Quijón… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a widespread human-induced disturbance, whose effects
have been documented in many ecosystems. However, limited attention has been given to …

Impacts of artificial light at night on the early life history of two ecosystem engineers

S Tidau, FT Brough, L Gimenez… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sessile marine invertebrates play a vital role as ecosystem engineers and in benthic–
pelagic coupling. Most benthic fauna develop through larval stages and the importance of …