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Artificial light alters natural regimes of night-time sky brightness

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Artificial light alters natural regimes of night-time sky brightness. / Davies, T. W.; Bennie, J; Inger, R et al.
Yn: Scientific Reports, Cyfrol 3, 1722, 24.04.2013.

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Davies, TW, Bennie, J, Inger, R & Gaston, KJ 2013, 'Artificial light alters natural regimes of night-time sky brightness', Scientific Reports, cyfrol. 3, 1722. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01722

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Davies, T. W., Bennie, J., Inger, R., & Gaston, KJ. (2013). Artificial light alters natural regimes of night-time sky brightness. Scientific Reports, 3, Erthygl 1722. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01722

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Davies TW, Bennie J, Inger R, Gaston KJ. 2013. Artificial light alters natural regimes of night-time sky brightness. Scientific Reports. 3:Article 1722. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01722

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Davies, T. W. et al. "Artificial light alters natural regimes of night-time sky brightness". Scientific Reports. 2013. 3. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01722

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Davies TW, Bennie J, Inger R, Gaston KJ. Artificial light alters natural regimes of night-time sky brightness. Scientific Reports. 2013 Ebr 24;3:1722. doi: 10.1038/srep01722

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Davies, T. W. ; Bennie, J ; Inger, R et al. / Artificial light alters natural regimes of night-time sky brightness. Yn: Scientific Reports. 2013 ; Cyfrol 3.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Artificial light alters natural regimes of night-time sky brightness

AU - Davies, T. W.

AU - Bennie, J

AU - Inger, R

AU - Gaston, KJ

PY - 2013/4/24

Y1 - 2013/4/24

N2 - Artificial light is globally one of the most widely distributed forms of anthropogenic pollution. However, while both the nature and ecological effects of direct artificial lighting are increasingly well documented, those of artificial sky glow have received little attention. We investigated how city lights alter natural regimes of lunar sky brightness using a novel ten month time series of measurements recorded across a gradient of increasing light pollution. In the city, artificial lights increased sky brightness to levels six times above those recorded in rural locations, nine and twenty kilometers away. Artificial lighting masked natural monthly and seasonal regimes of lunar sky brightness in the city, and increased the number and annual regime of full moon equivalent hours available to organisms during the night. The changes have potentially profound ecological consequences.

AB - Artificial light is globally one of the most widely distributed forms of anthropogenic pollution. However, while both the nature and ecological effects of direct artificial lighting are increasingly well documented, those of artificial sky glow have received little attention. We investigated how city lights alter natural regimes of lunar sky brightness using a novel ten month time series of measurements recorded across a gradient of increasing light pollution. In the city, artificial lights increased sky brightness to levels six times above those recorded in rural locations, nine and twenty kilometers away. Artificial lighting masked natural monthly and seasonal regimes of lunar sky brightness in the city, and increased the number and annual regime of full moon equivalent hours available to organisms during the night. The changes have potentially profound ecological consequences.

U2 - 10.1038/srep01722

DO - 10.1038/srep01722

M3 - Article

VL - 3

JO - Scientific Reports

JF - Scientific Reports

SN - 2045-2322

M1 - 1722

ER -