Out of the Dark: Establishing a Large-Scale Field Experiment to Assess the Effects of Artificial Light at Night on Species and Food Webs

Out of the Dark: Establishing a Large-Scale Field Experiment to Assess the Effects of Artificial Light at Night on Species and Food Webs

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is one of the most obvious hallmarks of human presence in an ecosystem. The rapidly increasing use of artificial light has fundamentally transformed nightscapes throughout most of the globe, although little is known about how ALAN impacts the biodiversity and food we...

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Main Authors: Stephanie I. J. Holzhauer, Steffen Franke, Christopher C. M. Kyba, Alessandro Manfrin, Reinhard Klenke, Christian C. Voigt, Daniel Lewanzik, Martin Oehlert, Michael T. Monaghan, Sebastian Schneider, Stefan Heller, Helga Kuechly, Anika Brüning, Ann-Christin Honnen, Franz Hölker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-11-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
ALAN
artificial light at night
ecosystem
freshwater
light pollution
loss of the night
photometric characterization
riparian
Verlust der Nacht
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/11/15593

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