Human alteration of natural light cycles: causes and ecological consequences

Oecologia

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 917-931

  Gaston, Kevin J ^a   Duffy, James P ^a   Gaston, Sian ^a   Bennie, Jonathan ^a   Davies, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Day; Diurnal; Night; Nocturnal; Skyglow

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIGHTING; PHOTOPERIOD; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84922002560     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-014-3088-2     Document Type: Review

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