Light pollution may create demographic traps for some nocturnal insects, reducing reproduction and attracting more immigration than emigration.

Light pollution may create demographic traps for nocturnal insects

Artificial light at night reduces habitat suitability for the endangered Stephens' kangaroo rat, potentially impairing their recovery from habitat destruction.

Effects of artificial light at night on the foraging behavior of an endangered nocturnal mammal.

Light pollution negatively impacts nocturnal primate behavior, altering daily rhythms and potentially leading to seasonal desynchronization, impacting adaptation and environmental changes.

Light Pollution Modifies the Expression of Daily Rhythms and Behavior Patterns in a Nocturnal Primate

Shifting the spectral output of LED lights to longer wavelengths can mitigate the negative physiological impacts on nocturnal melatonin production and oxidative status in tammar wallabies.

Artificial light pollution: Shifting spectral wavelengths to mitigate physiological and health consequences in a nocturnal marsupial mammal.

Artificial light at night disrupts circadian rhythms in both humans and wildlife, potentially leading to health issues like metabolic syndromes, cancer, and reduced immunity.

Light at night, clocks and health: from humans to wild organisms

Artificial light at night exposure has similar adverse effects across different ecosystem components, highlighting the need for directional and reduced nighttime lighting policies to reduce ecosystem risks.

The impact of artificial light at night on human and ecosystem health: a systematic literature review

Artificial light at night alters the breeding behavior and fertility success of common toads, reducing one component of their fitness.

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

Artificial light pollution disrupts natural light patterns, disrupting ecosystem structure and function, with even low levels having significant impacts.

The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution: a mechanistic appraisal

Selective removal of artificial light during nights with substantial bird migration can minimize potentially fatal interactions between light, structures, and birds.

High-intensity urban light installation dramatically alters nocturnal bird migration

Switching to longer-wavelength artificial light sources can reduce bird collisions caused by short-wavelength blue light, especially during nights with fog and headwinds.

Blue light attracts nocturnally migrating birds

Light pollution is a significant issue affecting ecosystems, and reducing it is crucial for preserving their benefits and addressing public undervaluation of nocturnal nature.

Nature's nocturnal services: Light pollution as a non-recognised challenge for ecosystem services research and management

Artificial light at night negatively impacts nocturnal insect diversity, with bioluminescent fireflies being particularly vulnerable to its effects, and understanding its ecological impacts can help find solutions for coexisting with humans in urban environments.

The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: A review and synthesis

Artificial light at night negatively impacts moth behavior and physiology, but its impact on populations remains unclear.

Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle

Artificial light at night disrupts species interactions and changes insect communities, potentially reducing population sizes and community composition.

Artificial light at night disrupts species interactions and changes insect communities.

Long-term urban light pollution significantly reduces moth populations' flight-to-light behavior, potentially increasing their survival and reproduction, but potentially affecting their mobility and colonization ability.

Reduced flight-to-light behaviour of moth populations exposed to long-term urban light pollution

Light pollution is a significant global environmental issue affecting ecosystems, and reducing it is crucial for preserving nocturnal benefits and addressing shifting baseline syndrome.

Natureâ€™s nocturnal services: Light pollution as a non-recognised challenge for ecosystem services research and management

Human disturbances lead to animals becoming more nocturnal, potentially facilitating human-wildlife coexistence but also affecting fitness, population persistence, community interactions, and evolution.

The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality

Light pollution disrupts sleep in free-living animals, leading to earlier wake-ups, less sleep, and shorter nest-box stays, potentially impacting fitness.

Light pollution disrupts sleep in free-living animals

White LED lighting attracts more nocturnal invertebrates than yellow HPS lamps, potentially exacerbate ecological impacts and phytosanitary pest infestations.

LED lighting increases the ecological impact of light pollution irrespective of color temperature.

The transition to white LED nocturnal illumination can decrease aquatic primary producer biomass by up to 62%, potentially impacting ecosystem functions.

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

What is the impact of light pollution on nocturnal wildlife and ecosystem health?

These studies suggest that light pollution negatively impacts nocturnal wildlife by disrupting behaviors, reducing habitat suitability, and altering circadian rhythms, while also affecting ecosystem health by disrupting natural light patterns and increasing risks across various components.