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Declines in moth po...
Declines in moth populations stress the need for conserving dark nights
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- van Langevelde, Frank (author)
- Wageningen Univ, Netherlands
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- Braamburg-Annegarn, Marijke (author)
- Wageningen Univ, Netherlands;De Vlinderstichting Dutch Butterfly Conservat, Netherlands
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- Huigens, Martinus E. (author)
- De Vlinderstichting Dutch Butterfly Conservat, Netherlands
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- Groendijk, Rob (author)
- De Vlinderstichting Dutch Butterfly Conservat, Netherlands
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- Poitevin, Olivier (author)
- De Vlinderstichting Dutch Butterfly Conservat, Netherlands
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- van Deijk, Jurrien R. (author)
- De Vlinderstichting Dutch Butterfly Conservat, Netherlands
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- Ellis, Willem N. (author)
- Zool Museum, Netherlands
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- van Grunsven, Roy H. A. (author)
- De Vlinderstichting Dutch Butterfly Conservat, Netherlands;Leibniz Inst Freshwater Ecol & Inland Fisheries, Germany;Wageningen Univ, Netherlands
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- de Vos, Rob (author)
- Nat Biodivers Ctr, Netherlands
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- Vos, Rutger A. (author)
- Nat Biodivers Ctr, Netherlands
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- Franzén, Markus (author)
- Linnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM),UFZ Helmholtz Ctr Environm Res, Germany,Ctr Ecol & Evolut Microbial Model Syst EEMiS
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- WallisDeVries, Michiel F. (author)
- De Vlinderstichting Dutch Butterfly Conservat, Netherlands;Wageningen Univ, Netherlands
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- 2018-01-04
- 2018
- English.
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In: Global Change Biology. - : Wiley-Blackwell. - 1354-1013 .- 1365-2486. ; 24:3, s. 925-932
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- Given the global continuous rise, artificial light at night is often considered a driving force behind moth population declines. Although negative effects on individuals have been shown, there is no evidence for effects on population sizes to date. Therefore, we compared population trends of Dutch macromoth fauna over the period 1985-2015 between moth species that differ in phototaxis and adult circadian rhythm. We found that moth species that show positive phototaxis or are nocturnally active have stronger negative population trends than species that are not attracted to light or are diurnal species. Our results indicate that artificial light at night is an important factor in explaining declines in moth populations in regions with high artificial night sky brightness. Our study supports efforts to reduce the impacts of artificial light at night by promoting lamps that do not attract insects and reduce overall levels of illumination in rural areas to reverse declines of moth populations.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Biologi (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Biological Sciences (hsv//eng)
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- artificial light at night
- ecological traits
- ecology of the night
- Lepidoptera
- light pollution
- phototaxis
- Ecology
- Ekologi
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- art (subject category)
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