Nightlight Intensity Change Surrounding Nature Reserves: A Case Study in Orbroicher Bruch Nature Reserve, Germany DOI Creative Commons

Jillian LaRoe,

Christopher M. Holmes, Thorsten Schad

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Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(16), P. 3876 - 3876

Published: Aug. 10, 2022

Persistent global urbanization has a direct relationship to measurable artificial light at night (ALAN), and the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program served an important role in monitoring this over time. Recent studies have observed significant declines insect abundance populations, ALAN been recognized as contributing factor. We investigated changes nightlight intensity various spatial scales surrounding traps located Orbroicher Bruch Nature Reserve, Germany. Using time series of nighttime imagery (1992–2010), we evaluated pixel-level trends through linear regressions Mann–Kendall test. Paired with urban land cover delineation, compared across rural areas. utilized high-resolution satellite identify landscape features potentially related within areas containing notable change. Approximately 96% had positive slope, 22% pixels experienced statistically increases intensity. that 80% region >1%, concurrent decline biomass. While it is unclear if these extend other geographic regions, our results highlight need for future concurrently investigate long-term population multiple scales, consider temporal overlaps between patterns.

Language: Английский

Light pollution is skyrocketing DOI
Fabio Falchi, Salvador Bará

Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 379(6629), P. 234 - 235

Published: Jan. 19, 2023

Data from citizen scientists reveal a worrying growth in light pollution over the past decade.

Language: Английский

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Promoting urban biodiversity for the benefit of people and nature DOI
Ingo Kowarik, Leonie K. Fischer, Dagmar Haase

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Published: March 25, 2025

In an increasingly urbanized world, urban biodiversity is people's primary contact with nature. However, as cities expand and densify, green blue spaces their are under pressure, risking declines in liveability. This Review discusses the benefits of multiple challenges it faces, identifies opportunities pathways towards developing sustainable, biodiverse for both humans The substantial biological richness that areas can harbour helps to mitigate environmental pressures, address adapt climate change, human health well-being. challenged by competition space, pressures declining engagement residents Understanding underlying mechanisms informs efforts create maintain high-quality blue–green infrastructure. Biodiversity-sensitive socially inclusive governance planning key biodiverse, cities. Urban policies should move cross-sectional approaches coordinate sectors such health, education, design. Developing shared environments nature contributes global conservation offers solutions social faced underpins ecosystem services cities, but faces from activities, nature, inadequate systems. provided biodiversity, its promotion conservation.

Language: Английский

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How to light up the night? The impact of city park lighting on visitors’ sense of safety and preferences DOI
Aleksandra Lis, Magdalena Zienowicz,

Dorota Kukowska

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Urban forestry & urban greening, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 89, P. 128124 - 128124

Published: Oct. 27, 2023

Language: Английский

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Artificial light at night: a global disruptor of the night-time environment DOI
Salvador Bará, Fabio Falchi

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 378(1892)

Published: Oct. 29, 2023

Light pollution is the alteration of natural levels darkness by an increased concentration light particles in nighttime environment, resulting from human activity. changing a deep way environmental conditions night wide areas planet, and relevant stressor whose effects on life are being unveiled compelling body research. In this paper we briefly review basic aspects artificial at as pollutant, describing its character, magnitude extent, worldwide distribution, temporal spectral change trends, well dependence current production technologies prevailing social uses light. It shown that overall not restricted to local disturbances, but give rise global, multiscale disruption environment.

Language: Английский

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A Comprehensive Accounting of Construction Materials in Belt and Road Initiative Projects DOI Creative Commons
Lingli Hou, Tomer Fishman, Ranran Wang

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Environmental Science & Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58(35), P. 15575 - 15586

Published: Aug. 20, 2024

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) stands as the most ambitious infrastructure project in history, marked by its scale of investment, extensive geographical reach across continents countries, a diverse array projects from roads to digital networks. While BRI's environmental sustainability has raised concerns, impacts construction materials used these have been overlooked, especially developing countries. Here, we map account for embodied BRI integrating, first time, official governmental reports, information, material flow analysis. We pinpoint analyze stocks each individual types, regions, sectors. Between 2008 2023, 328 million tons accumulated 540 around world, mostly Asia Africa. Aggregates (sand gravel) constitute largest share (82%), followed cement, steel, other materials. Most are transportation infrastructure. Our work further highlights some limitations terms data quality such assessments. By shedding light on significant impact raw usage globe, this study sets stage investigations into stock-flow-nexus perspective an initiative.

Language: Английский

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Guiding Aquatic Reptile (Chelonian and Crocodylian) Conservation in the Face of Growing Light Pollution: Lessons From Experience DOI
Megha Khanduri, Franz Hölker, Ruchika Sah

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Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Life on earth has evolved in response to the spatial, temporal, and spectral properties of natural light. However, with advent electricity artificial lighting, planet's nocturnal light environment changed dramatically. This changing is accompanied by altered behaviors wild organisms, often resulting drastic impacts their fitness population dynamics. Such effects have been demonstrated a wide range from plants animals. there gap our knowledge regarding freshwater reptiles. While extensive studies sea turtles show alarming pollution survival recruitment, little known about counterparts other aquatic reptiles, particularly crocodylians. Yet, these species face high extinction risk anthropogenic stressors. The current lack responses growing global pervasiveness barrier effective conservation. Moreover, could translate into ecosystem‐level alterations through top‐down effects, as observed for species. Here, we synthesize existing crocodiles turtles, discuss mitigation strategies safeguard against new threat. Knowledge gaps need be addressed promote conservation novel stressor, including developing countries.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable Development Goals relighted: light pollution management as a novel lens to SDG achievement DOI Creative Commons
Jari Lyytimäki

Discover Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(1)

Published: March 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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Does artificial light interfere with the activity of nocturnal mammals? An experimental study using road underpasses DOI Creative Commons
Romain Sordello, Dakis‐Yaoba Ouédraogo,

Clotilde Chassoulier

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Biological Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 302, P. 110960 - 110960

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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Skyglow and especially direct streetlight pollution alter moth communities DOI
Evert Van de Schoot, Renate A. Wesselingh, Hans Van Dyck

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Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 126068 - 126068

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Global climate change increases the risk of invasion and the expansion of paper mulberry in the subtropical region DOI Creative Commons
Muhammad Waheed, Łukasz Walas, Shirin Alipour

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Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 54, P. e03088 - e03088

Published: July 11, 2024

There is an ongoing debate about the potential of localized conservation efforts to address ecological challenges brought by global climate shifts. Among these challenges, biological invasion negatively affects ecosystem health and biodiversity. In this study, we assessed impact changes human activities on spread invasive species Broussonetia papyrifera in Pakistan's subtropical region. Jackknife analysis indicated that, among climatic variables studied, maximum temperature warmest month (bio05) made most significant contribution, accounting for 25.6 % model's predictive capacity. Potential highly invaded regions are located territory Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Nowshera, Swabi, Haripur, Mardan. Some patches were also found be Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Abbottabad, Buner, Tor Ghar, Peshawar) Punjab (Narowal, Sialkot, Gujrat, Jhelum, Chakwal). Specifically, based all four Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) scenarios 2050 s 2070 s, B. predicted shift Northern Punjab, Eastern Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir. Based SSPs 245 585 scenarios, majority projected expand 2050. Similarly, within regions, potentially land area estimated increase 2.74 under 5.29 6.27 s. Applying circuit theory resistance, a surface connectivity map revealed that Rawalpindi Sargodha had prominent corridors, with rates being highest where continually merged. This study first predict distribution Pakistan current future change scenarios. Implementing nationwide guidelines comprehensively may curb protect native plant diversity from extinction. The findings will aid timely monitoring surveillance formulating integrated management plans at national level prevent its invasion, spread, harm newly regions.

Language: Английский

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