Artificial light at night impacts night-time activity but not day-time behaviour in a diurnal coral reef fish

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 74; pp. 74 - 82
• Main Authors: Georgiou, Demi, Reeves, Simon E., Burke da Silva, Karen, Fobert, Emily K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Antipredator behaviour; applied ecology; color; coral reefs; Dascyllus; Dascyllus aruanus; exposure duration; fish; Humbug damselfish; Light pollution; nocturnal activity; pollution; predation; risk; Sensory pollution; Shoaling behaviour

An important, yet overlooked form of anthropogenic pollution is sensory pollution, and one of the most pervasive forms of sensory pollution is artificial light at night (ALAN). Despite the growing use of ALAN across the globe, limited research has examined the impacts of ALAN on coral reef fish. Thi...