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dc.contributor.authorDavies, TW
dc.contributor.authorDuffy, JP
dc.contributor.authorBennie, J
dc.contributor.authorGaston, KJ
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-08T13:00:58Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-01
dc.description.abstractDespite centuries of use, artificial light at night has only recently been recognized as a cause for environmental concern. Its global extent and ongoing encroachment into naturally lit ecosystems has sparked scientific interest into the many ways in which it may negatively affect human health, societal attitudes, scientific endeavors, and biological processes. Yet, perhaps because sources of artificial light are largely land based, the potential for artificial light pollution to interfere with the biology of the ocean has not been explored in any detail. There is little information on how light pollution affects those species, behaviors, and interactions that are informed by the intensity, spectra, and periodicity of natural nighttime light in marine ecosystems. Here, we provide an overview of the extent of marine light pollution, discuss how it changes the physical environment, and explore its potential role in shaping marine ecosystems. © The Ecological Society of America.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research leading to this paper has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the EU's Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007–2013)/ ERC grant agreement No 268504 to KJG.en_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 12 (6), pp. 347 - 355en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1890/130281
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/31366
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherEcological Society of Americaen_GB
dc.rights© 2014 The Ecological Society of Americaen_GB
dc.titleThe nature, extent, and ecological implications of marine light pollutionen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2018-02-08T13:00:58Z
dc.identifier.issn1540-9295
dc.descriptionThis is the final version of the article. Available from Ecological Society of America via the DOI in this record.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalFrontiers in Ecology and the Environmenten_GB


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