Declines in moth populations stress the need for conserving dark nights

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Veröffentlicht in:	Global change biology. - 1999. - 24(2018), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite 925-932
1. Verfasser:	van Langevelde, Frank (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Braamburg-Annegarn, Marijke, Huigens, Martinus E, Groendijk, Rob, Poitevin, Olivier, van Deijk, Jurriën R, Ellis, Willem N, van Grunsven, Roy H A, de Vos, Rob, Vos, Rutger A, Franzén, Markus, WallisDeVries, Michiel F
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Global change biology
Schlagworte:	Journal Article Lepidoptera artificial light at night ecological traits ecology of the night light pollution phototaxis

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Zusammenfassung:	© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Given the global continuous rise, artificial light at night is often considered a driving force behind moth population declines. Although negative effects on individuals have been shown, there is no evidence for effects on population sizes to date. Therefore, we compared population trends of Dutch macromoth fauna over the period 1985-2015 between moth species that differ in phototaxis and adult circadian rhythm. We found that moth species that show positive phototaxis or are nocturnally active have stronger negative population trends than species that are not attracted to light or are diurnal species. Our results indicate that artificial light at night is an important factor in explaining declines in moth populations in regions with high artificial night sky brightness. Our study supports efforts to reduce the impacts of artificial light at night by promoting lamps that do not attract insects and reduce overall levels of illumination in rural areas to reverse declines of moth populations
Beschreibung:	Date Completed 13.11.2018 Date Revised 13.11.2018 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:	1365-2486
DOI:	10.1111/gcb.14008