Light pollution as a biodiversity threat.

By Franz Hölker, Christian Wolter, Elizabeth K. Perkin, Klement Tockner. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2010

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution: a mechanistic appraisal (2013, background): “However, a much broader set of implications has been identified (Longcore & Rich, 2004; Hölker et al., 2010a; Perkin et al., 2011).”
Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle (2020, background): “are estimated to be nocturnal (Hölker et al., 2010), including”
Urbanisation and Its Effects on Bats—A Global Meta-Analysis (2016, background): “Furthermore, increased artificial lighting can potentially disturb the circadian rhythms of nocturnal animals and interfere with the navigation of migrating species (Longcore and Rich 2004; Hölker et al. 2010; see Rowse et al., Chap.”
Do artificially illuminated skies affect biodiversity in nocturnal landscapes? (2013, background): “These questions deserve serious consideration, because light emission is believed to be currently increasing globally at a rate of 3–6 % per year (Hölker et al. 2010b).”
Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity (2018, background): “Light pollution is increasingly regarded as an insidious stressor for freshwater biodiversity (H¨olker et al. , 2010).”
Using Nighttime Satellite Imagery as a Proxy Measure of Human Well-Being (2013, neutral): “selection for non-light sensitive individuals [64].”
The Dark Side of Light: A Transdisciplinary Research Agenda for Light Pollution Policy (2010, background): “Interestingly, around 30% of all vertebrates and more than 60% of all invertebrates world-wide are nocturnal (Hölker et al. 2010).”
Bright lights in the big cities: migratory birds’ exposure to artificial light (2019, background): “Light sources – including streetlights, safety lights, and extensively lit buildings – can disturb wildlife in a multitude of ways (Gauthreux and Belser 2005; Hölker et al. 2010; Rodríguez et al. 2017).”
Light Pollution, Circadian Photoreception, and Melatonin in Vertebrates (2019, background): “habitats and, thus, light pollution is recognized as a potential threat to biodiversity [31].”
Insect declines and agroecosystems: does light pollution matter? (2018, background): “…is known to have strong impacts on insects, it is widespread and has been increasing at an annual rate of 2–6% over the last decades worldwide (Hölker et al., 2010a; Kyba et al., 2017), imposing an unprecedented alteration of natural light regimes and threatening biodiversity (Hölker et al.,…”
Artificial Light at Night Affects Organism Flux across Ecosystem Boundaries and Drives Community Structure in the Recipient Ecosystem (2017, background): “The continuing global increase of artificial light at night (ALAN) and its effects on organisms and ecosystems have received considerable attention in recent years (Hölker et al., 2010).”