Impact of Outdoor Lighting on Moths

Frank, K.D.

doi:10.1017/s0252921100003687

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“…Furthermore, the installation of street lights in a previously dark area can shift the timing of activity and alter choice of commuting routes from roost to foraging grounds [143]. Light at night, however, provides some bat species with a good foraging ground as they hunt for insects that are attracted by streetlights [144,145]. Perhaps, one of the most reported effect of light pollution is the nocturnal singing of songbirds.…”

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Chronobiology by moonlight

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Most studies in chronobiology focus on solar cycles (daily and annual). Moonlight and the lunar cycle received considerably less attention by chronobiologists. An exception are rhythms in intertidal species. Terrestrial ecologists long ago acknowledged the effects of moonlight on predation success, and consequently on predation risk, foraging behaviour and habitat use, while marine biologists have focused more on the behaviour and mainly on reproduction synchronization with relation to the Moon phase. Lately, several studies in different animal taxa addressed the role of moonlight in determining activity and studied the underlying mechanisms. In this paper, we review the ecological and behavioural evidence showing the effect of moonlight on activity, discuss the adaptive value of these changes, and describe possible mechanisms underlying this effect. We will also refer to other sources of night-time light (‘light pollution’) and highlight open questions that demand further studies.

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Chronobiology by moonlight

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“…Overall order richness was highest at the farm Oupembamewa, followed by Hosea Kutako and Eros Airports. Per light colour order richness was highest at the rural study sites, Hosea Kutako (14) and Oupembamewa (14), order richness was highest at the farm for yellow light and at Hosea Kutako for white light. Overall order diversity was highest at Eros for yellow light (Shannon 1.94) as well as lowest at Eros for orange light (Shannon 1.19).…”

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Arthropod Phototaxis and Its Possible Effect on Bird Strike Risk at Two Namibian Airports

Hauptfleisch¹

2015

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Hauptfleisch -D'Alton: Arthropod phototaxis at Namibian airports - Abstract. Aircraft wildlife collisions are a global safety and financial problem for the aviation industry, with birds being the main concern. In Namibia, 97% of collisions at Namibia's two main airports are reported to be with insectivorous birds. Phototaxis was identified as a major attractant to insectivorous birds, which feed on the arthropods attracted to airport apron and terminal lights. This study considered the effect of light as an attraction at the rurally situated Hosea Kutako International and urban Eros airports. It further investigated the attractiveness of light colour (or wavelength) on arthropod abundance, biomass and diversity. The study found that phototaxis was a significant factor at Hosea Kutako only, and that white light was the main attractant for arthropods, specifically for large moths (Order Lepidoptera), while yellow and orange light attracted significantly less arthropods. The study indicates a high likelihood that the Hosea Kutako apron lights (white) are an important attractant for arthropods, and therefore indirectly insectivorous birds, which can be reduced by replacing them with orange or yellow filters.

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“…Any assessment of exposure to artificial light should ideally be complemented by an assessment of the sensitivity and resilience of different ecosystems to light pollution. Some groups of species, such as nocturnal invertebrates and bats [42][43][44], are known to be particularly sensitive to artificial light at night. However, the effects on populations of animals and plants, and effects at the level of the ecosystem, are poorly understood [8].…”

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Global Trends in Exposure to Light Pollution in Natural Terrestrial Ecosystems

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Abstract:The rapid growth in electric light usage across the globe has led to increasing presence of artificial light in natural and semi-natural ecosystems at night. This occurs both due to direct illumination and skyglow -scattered light in the atmosphere. There is increasing concern about the effects of artificial light on biological processes, biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. We combine intercalibrated Defense Meteorological Satellite Program's Operational Linescan System (DMSP/OLS) images of stable night-time lights for the period 1992 to 2012 with a remotely sensed landcover product (GLC2000) to assess recent changes in exposure to artificial light at night in 43 global ecosystem types. We find that Mediterranean-climate ecosystems have experienced the greatest increases in exposure, followed by temperate ecosystems. Boreal, Arctic and montane systems experienced the lowest increases. In tropical and subtropical regions, the greatest increases are in mangroves and subtropical needleleaf and mixed forests, and in arid regions increases are mainly in forest and agricultural areas. The global ecosystems experiencing the greatest increase in exposure to artificial light are already localized and fragmented, and often of particular conservation importance due to high levels of diversity, endemism and rarity. Night time remote sensing can play a key role in identifying the extent to which natural ecosystems are exposed to light pollution.

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Impact of Outdoor Lighting on Moths

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Chronobiology by moonlight

Chronobiology by moonlight

Arthropod Phototaxis and Its Possible Effect on Bird Strike Risk at Two Namibian Airports

Global Trends in Exposure to Light Pollution in Natural Terrestrial Ecosystems

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