Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting

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Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting

Name: Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting
Brand: ISLAND PRESS
SKU: 9781559631297
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Edited by Catherine Rich, Travis Longcore
Imprint: ISLAND PRESS
Release Date: February 13, 2006
Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 479

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While certain ecological problems associated with artificial night lighting are widely known-for instance, the disorientation of sea turtle hatchlings by beachfront lighting-the vast range of influences on all types of animals and plants is only beginning to be recognized. From nest choice and breeding success of birds to behavioral and physiological changes in salamanders, many organisms are seriously affected by human alterations in natural patterns of light and dark.
Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting is the first book to consider the environmental effects of the intentional illumination of the night. It brings together leading scientists from around the world to review the state of knowledge on the subject and to describe specific effects that have been observed across a full range of taxonomic groups, including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, and plants.
Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting provides a scientific basis to begin addressing the challenge of conserving the nighttime environment. It cogently demonstrates the vital importance of this until-now neglected topic and is an essential new work for conservation planners, researchers, and anyone concerned with human impacts on the natural world.

Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction
Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore
I. Mammals
Night, Venezuela
Alexander von Humboldt
Chapter 2. Effects of Artificial Night Lighting on Terrestrial Mammals
Paul Beier
Chapter 3. Bats and Their Insect Prey at Streetlights
Jens Rydell
II. Birds
Night, Maine Woods
Bernd Heinrich
Chapter 4. Effects of Artificial Night Lighting on Migrating Birds
Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Jr. and Carroll Belser
Chapter 5. Influences of Artificial Light on Marine Birds
William A. Montevecchi
Chapter 6. Road Lighting and Grassland Birds: Local Influence of Road Lighting on a Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa l. limosa) Population
Johannes G. de Molenaar, Maria E. Sanders, and Dick A. Jonkers
III. Reptiles and Amphibians
Night, Tortuguero
David Ehrenfeld
Chapter 7. Protecting Sea Turtles from Artificial Night Lighting at Florida¿s Oceanic Beaches
Michael Salmon
Chapter 8. Night Lights and Reptiles: Observed and Potential Effects
Gad Perry and Robert N. Fisher
Chapter 9. Observed and Potential Effects of Artificial Night Lighting on Anuran Amphibians
Bryant W. Buchanan
Chapter 10. Influence of Artificial Illumination on the Nocturnal Behavior and Physiology of Salamanders
Sharon E. Wise and Bryant W. Buchanan
IV. Fishes
Night, Atlantic
Carl Safina
Chapter 11. Artificial Night Lighting and Fishes
Barbara Nightingale, Travis Longcore, and Charles A. Simenstad
V. Invertebrates
Night, Tropics
Philip J. DeVries
Chapter 12. Artificial Night Lighting and Insects: Attraction of Insects to Street Lamps in a Rural Setting in Germany
Gerhard Eisenbeis
Chapter 13. Effects of Artificial Night Lighting on Moths
Kenneth D. Frank
Chapter 14. Stray Light, Fireflies, and Fireflyers
James E. Lloyd
Chapter 15. Artificial Light at Night in Freshwater Habitats and Its Potential Ecological Effects
Marianne V. Moore, Susan J. Kohler, and Melani S. Cheers
VI. Plants
Night, Massachusetts
Henry David Thoreau
Chapter 16. Physiology of Plant Responses to Artificial Lighting
Winslow R. Briggs
Chapter 17. Synthesis 543
Travis Longcore and Catherine Rich
About the Contributors
Index

"This intriguing book...offer[s] a thought-provoking reminder, '...as we light the world to suit our needs and whims...doing so may come at the expense of other living beings ... .'"

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