LED lighting increases the ecological impact of light pollution irrespective of color temperature

Ecological Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1561-1568

  Pawson, S M ^a   Bader, M K F ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; High pressure sodium lamp; Light pollution; Spectra; Street lighting; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CITY; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CITIES; COLOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; LIGHT; LIGHTING;

EID: 84907992775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19395582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-0468.1     Document Type: Article

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