Animals feel safer from humans in the dark

Mammals shift their activities to twilight and night hours in response to human disturbance About 75% of Earth's land surface is currently modified by human activities ( 1 ). The expanding footprint of human activities is not only causing the loss of habitat and biodiversity but also affecting...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 360; no. 6394; pp. 1185 - 1186
Main Author Benítez-López, Ana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The American Association for the Advancement of Science 15.06.2018
Subjects
Biodiversity
Earth surface
Habitat loss
Human factors research
Human influences
Meta-analysis
Nocturnal
Spatial distribution
Wildlife
Wildlife habitats
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Summary:Mammals shift their activities to twilight and night hours in response to human disturbance About 75% of Earth's land surface is currently modified by human activities ( 1 ). The expanding footprint of human activities is not only causing the loss of habitat and biodiversity but also affecting the dynamics of wildlife populations. Researchers have long examined human-induced spatial shifts in the distribution of wildlife, but temporal adjustments in animal activity have received less attention. On page 1232 of this issue, Gaynor et al. ( 2 ) present a comprehensive meta-analysis to quantify the increase in wildlife nocturnality due to human disturbance.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.aau1311