Light pollution: A review of the scientific literature

J Rodrigo-Comino, S Seeling… - The anthropocene …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Light pollution is the consequence of elevated lighting emitted by human-made artefacts to
the lower atmosphere. Recently, there have been major advances in the assessment and …

A systematic review for establishing relevant environmental parameters for urban lighting: Translating research into practice

C Pérez Vega, KM Zielinska-Dabkowska, S Schroer… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of lighting technologies developed in the 20th century has increased the
brightness and changed the spectral composition of nocturnal night-time habitats and night …

The conservation physiology toolbox: status and opportunities

CL Madliger, OP Love, KR Hultine… - Conservation …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
For over a century, physiological tools and techniques have been allowing researchers to
characterize how organisms respond to changes in their natural environment and how they …

The effect of salinity and photoperiod on thermal tolerance of Atlantic and coho salmon reared from smolt to adult in recirculating aquaculture systems

CW Hines, Y Fang, VKS Chan, KT Stiller… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2019 - Elsevier
Land-based, closed containment salmon aquaculture involves rearing salmon from smolt to
adult in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). Unlike in open-net pen aquaculture …

Artificial light at night alters the sexual behaviour and fertilisation success of the common toad

M Touzot, T Lengagne, J Secondi, E Desouhant… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) is an emerging pollution, that dramatically keeps on
increasing worldwide due to urbanisation and transport infrastructure development. In 2016 …

Using all-sky differential photometry to investigate how nocturnal clouds darken the night sky in rural areas

A Jechow, F Hölker, CCM Kyba - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Artificial light at night has affected most of the natural nocturnal landscapes worldwide and
the subsequent light pollution has diverse effects on flora, fauna and human well-being. To …

Influence of salinity on the thermal tolerance of aquatic organisms

L Farias, B Beszteri, AMB Castellanos, A Doliwa… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aquatic organisms are challenged by changes in their external environment, such as
temperature and salinity fluctuations. If these variables interacted with each other, the …

Disruptive effects of light pollution on sleep in free-living birds: Season and/or light intensity-dependent?

T Raap, J Sun, R Pinxten, M Eens - Behavioural Processes, 2017 - Elsevier
Light pollution or artificial light at night (ALAN) is an increasing anthropogenic environmental
pollutant posing an important potential threat for wildlife. Evidence of its effects on animal …

Influence of light intensity and spectral composition of artificial light at night on melatonin rhythm and mRNA expression of gonadotropins in roach Rutilus rutilus

A Brüning, F Hölker, S Franke, W Kleiner… - Fish Physiology and …, 2018 - Springer
In this study we investigated the influence of artificial light at night (ALAN) of different
intensities (0, 1, 10, 100 lx) and different colours (blue, green, red) on the daily melatonin …

A transition to white LED increases ecological impacts of nocturnal illumination on aquatic primary producers in a lowland agricultural drainage ditch

M Grubisic, RHA van Grunsven, A Manfrin… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The increasing use of artificial light at night (ALAN) has led to exposure of freshwater
ecosystems to light pollution worldwide. Simultaneously, the spectral composition of …