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 …

Light pollution caused by artificial light at night (ALAN) is increasingly recognized as a major
driver of global environmental change. Since emissions are rapidly growing in an urbanizing …

Natural light cycles are being eroded over large areas of the globe by the direct emissions
and sky brightening that result from sources of artificial night-time light. This is predicted to …

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 …

Drastic declines in insect populations,'Ecological Armageddon', have recently gained
increased attention in the scientific community, and are commonly considered to be the …

The alternation of light and dark periods on a daily or seasonal time scale is of utmost
importance for the synchronization of physiological and behavioral processes in the …

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 …

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 …

Widespread and significant declines of insect population abundances and biomass are
currently one of the most pressing issues in entomology, ecology and conservation biology …

Freshwater ecosystems are hotspots of biodiversity. They are of major importance for
humans because they provide vital ecosystem services. However, as humans tend to settle …