Experimental illumination of natural habitat—an experimental set-up to assess the direct and indirect ecological consequences of artificial light of different spectral composition

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 370; no. 1667; p. 20140129
• Main Authors: Spoelstra, Kamiel, van Grunsven, Roy H. A., Donners, Maurice, Gienapp, Phillip, Huigens, Martinus E., Slaterus, Roy, Berendse, Frank, Visser, Marcel E., Veenendaal, Elmar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 05.05.2015
• Subjects: Animals; bats; beach mice; Birds - physiology; Cascading Effects; Citizen Science; Daily Timing; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollution; Experimental Lighting; Insecta - physiology; Lighting - adverse effects; Mammals - physiology; Mice; night; pollution; Population Dynamics; predation risk; responses; Seasonal Timing; Species Specificity; time; ultraviolet; vision; wavelength; seasonal timing; citizen science; cascading effects; daily timing; experimental lighting; population dynamics

Artificial night-time illumination of natural habitats has increased dramatically over the past few decades. Generally, studies that assess the impact of artificial light on various species in the wild make use of existing illumination and are therefore correlative. Moreover, studies mostly focus on...