Ecological effects of artificial light at night on wild plants

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 611-620

  Bennie, Jonathan ^a   Davies, Thomas W ^a   Cruse, David ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian; Ecophysiology; Light cycles; Light pollution; Photoperiodism; Photopollution; Physiology; Sky glow; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLUTION; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84959440570     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12551     Document Type: Article

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