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9781559631297

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Island Press
ISBN-10
1559631295
ISBN-13
9781559631297
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47024144

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
479 Pages
Publication Name
Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Life Sciences / Ecology, Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Ecology, Electrical
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Technology & Engineering, Science
Author
Travis Longcore
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2005-020202
Reviews
"As a kid, I spent many a night under streetlamps looking for toads and bugs, or simply watching the bats. The two dozen experts who wrote this text still do. This is a definitive, readable, and comprehensive review of how artificial night lighting affects animals and plants." -John M. Marzluff, Denman Professor of Sustainable Resource Sciences, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, A powerful compendium. Surely eye opening for many ecologists. Alerts readers to common diurnal bias of most researchers and reminds readers that most animals are nocturnal. Recommended for wildlife ecologists and anyone fighting light pollution., This book is very readable and should be of interest to a wide audience, ranging from professional biologists and managers to students. ... Conservation practitioners will find strong support for the need to incorporate artificial night lighting into impact assessments and conservation planning., "A marvelous, up-to-date summary of the many negative influences of overabundant night lighting, or light pollution, on life of all kinds: mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, and plants." -Arthur Upgren, senior research scientist, Yale University, and emeritus professor of astronomy, Wesleyan University., Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting is an excellent reference that will undoubtedly raise awareness of the need to conserve energy, do proper impact assessments, and turn the lights down., "The adverse effects of night lighting on the environment have only come to the attention of scientists during the last fifty years. This intriguing book, edited by Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore, brings together historic accounts and recent scientific findings in a broad spectrum of writings on the significant influence of night light on plants and animals. Divided into six parts according to taxonomic groups, the text documents seminal studies showing that overabundant artificial lighting has played a role in the lives of plants and animals by disrupting regular rhythms and creating serious hazards for fauna. In conclusion, the editors offer a thought-provoking reminder, .,."as we light the world to suit our needs and whims...doing so may come at the expense of other living beings ... .", Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting is an excellent reference that will undoubtedly raise awareness of the need to conserve energy, do proper impact assessments, and turn the lights down., This is a book with a mission and a soul. At the front of each part is an extract of prose from one of a variety of authors that make us remember that nights are meant to be dark, beautiful and exciting. It is an academic book, but one that is written and presented in such a way that it will appeal to anyone with an interest in ecology., This intriguing book...offer[s] a thought-provoking reminder, '...as we light the world to suit our needs and whims...doing so may come at the expense of other living beings ... .', Anyone interested in how human civilization affects natural environments will want to see this book; the literature reviews will be a treasure-trove for biologists beginning to learn about the problems., The adverse effects of night lighting on the environment have only come to the attention of scientists during the last fifty years. This intriguing book, edited by Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore, brings together historic accounts and recent scientific findings in a broad spectrum of writings on the significant influence of night light on plants and animals. Divided into six parts according to taxonomic groups, the text documents seminal studies showing that overabundant artificial lighting has played a role in the lives of plants and animals by disrupting regular rhythms and creating serious hazards for fauna. In conclusion, the editors offer a thought-provoking reminder, .,."as we light the world to suit our needs and whims...doing so may come at the expense of other living beings ... .", ""Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting" is an excellent reference that will undoubtedly raise awareness of the need to conserve energy, do proper impact assessments, and turn the lights down.", A reader might anticipate from its title that ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF ARTIFICIAL NIGHT LIGHTING holds a in-depth technical focus on night lighting's impact on nature - but it goes beyond chronicling science to consider how human activities from lighting affects animals and plants in a variety of ways. 'Photopollution' exists nearly everywhere thanks to mankind's activities: here are examples not only of effects on plants, insects and animals but how to mitigate them. Sections seek a readable approach by pairing vignettes of events and experiences of nighttime creatures with plenty of science and analysis of the physiological and behavioral effects of light pollution. It's these vignettes which make this book accessible not only to college-level students of science, nature and ecology but the general non-scientist public library browser, as well., Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lightingis an excellent reference that will undoubtedly raise awareness of the need to conserve energy, do proper impact assessments, and turn the lights down., The adverse effects of night lighting on the environment have only come to the attention of scientists during the last fifty years. This intriguing book, edited by Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore, brings together historic accounts and recent scientific findings in a broad spectrum of writings on the significant influence of night light on plants and animals. Divided into six parts according to taxonomic groups, the text documents seminal studies showing that overabundant artificial lighting has played a role in the lives of plants and animals by disrupting regular rhythms and creating serious hazards for fauna. In conclusion, the editors offer a thought-provoking reminder, "...as we light the world to suit our needs and whims...doing so may come at the expense of other living beings ... .", "an eminently readable, fascinating, and hopeful book...Rich and Longcore make a compelling case for our increased awareness of night." , It should be a primary source for anyone dealing with work related to lights and their impacts on living organisms. It's on my primary source reading list., "The adverse effects of night lighting on the environment have only come to the attention of scientists during the last fifty years. This intriguing book, edited by Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore, brings together historic accounts and recent scientific findings in a broad spectrum of writings on the significant influence of night light on plants and animals. Divided into six parts according to taxonomic groups, the text documents seminal studies showing that overabundant artificial lighting has played a role in the lives of plants and animals by disrupting regular rhythms and creating serious hazards for fauna. In conclusion, the editors offer a thought-provoking reminder, "...as we light the world to suit our needs and whims...doing so may come at the expense of other living beings ... .", A powerful compendium. Surely eye opening for many ecologists. ... Recommended for wildlife ecologists and anyone fighting light pollution.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
577.27/2
Table Of Content
ContentsPreface Chapter 1. Introduction Catherine Rich and Travis LongcoreI. Mammals Night, Venezuela Alexander von HumboldtChapter 2. Effects of Artificial Night Lighting on Terrestrial Mammals Paul BeierChapter 3. Bats and Their Insect Prey at Streetlights Jens RydellII. Birds Night, Maine Woods Bernd HeinrichChapter 4. Effects of Artificial Night Lighting on Migrating Birds Sidney A. Gauthreaux, Jr. and Carroll BelserChapter 5. Influences of Artificial Light on Marine Birds William A. MontevecchiChapter 6. Road Lighting and Grassland Birds: Local Influence of Road Lighting on a Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa l. limosa) Population Johannes G. de Molenaar, Maria E. Sanders, and Dick A. JonkersIII. Reptiles and Amphibians Night, Tortuguero David EhrenfeldChapter 7. Protecting Sea Turtles from Artificial Night Lighting at Florida¿s Oceanic BeachesMichael SalmonChapter 8. Night Lights and Reptiles: Observed and Potential Effects Gad Perry and Robert N. FisherChapter 9. Observed and Potential Effects of Artificial Night Lighting on Anuran Amphibians Bryant W. BuchananChapter 10. Influence of Artificial Illumination on the Nocturnal Behavior and Physiology of Salamanders Sharon E. Wise and Bryant W. BuchananIV. Fishes Night, Atlantic Carl SafinaChapter 11. Artificial Night Lighting and Fishes Barbara Nightingale, Travis Longcore, and Charles A. SimenstadV. Invertebrates Night, Tropics Philip J. DeVriesChapter 12. Artificial Night Lighting and Insects: Attraction of Insects to Street Lamps in a Rural Setting in Germany Gerhard EisenbeisChapter 13. Effects of Artificial Night Lighting on Moths Kenneth D. FrankChapter 14. Stray Light, Fireflies, and Fireflyers James E. LloydChapter 15. Artificial Light at Night in Freshwater Habitats and Its Potential Ecological Effects Marianne V. Moore, Susan J. Kohler, and Melani S. CheersVI. Plants Night, Massachusetts Henry David ThoreauChapter 16. Physiology of Plant Responses to Artificial Lighting Winslow R. BriggsChapter 17. Synthesis 543Travis Longcore and Catherine RichAbout the ContributorsIndex
Synopsis
While certain ecological problems associated with artificial night lighting are widely known-for instance, the disorientation of sea turtle hatchlings by beachfront lighting-the vast range of influences on all types of animals and plants is only beginning to be recognized. From nest choice and breeding success of birds to behavioral and ......, While certain ecological problems associated with artificial night lighting are widely known-for instance, the disorientation of sea turtle hatchlings by beachfront lighting-the vast range of influences on all types of animals and plants is only beginning to be recognized. From nest choice and breeding success of birds to behavioral and physiological changes in salamanders, many organisms are seriously affected by human alterations in natural patterns of light and dark. Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting is the first book to consider the environmental effects of the intentional illumination of the night. It brings together leading scientists from around the world to review the state of knowledge on the subject and to describe specific effects that have been observed across a full range of taxonomic groups, including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, and plants. Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting provides a scientific basis to begin addressing the challenge of conserving the nighttime environment. It cogently demonstrates the vital importance of this until-now neglected topic and is an essential new work for conservation planners, researchers, and anyone concerned with human impacts on the natural world., One of the less obvious effects of population growth is that a vastly increased proportion of the Earth is now illuminated at night, with increasingly powerful lights. This book will provide the first reference on the profound effects that these lights have on plants, animals, and whole ecosystems. The best-known research on this topic has focused on birds and sea turtles. But artificial lighting also affects other species in ways that are less well-known: foraging behavior of amphibians is altered, lights affect the dispersal patterns young cougars, and fireflies may be inhibited from finding mates. Because of the tremendous prevalence of night lights, and because of the intricate (and often poorly understood) interactions of different life forms, these impacts are far-reaching, affecting not only survival of various species, but also influencing adaptations and evolution. These are important issues for people who are researching and working to protect biodiversity., While certain ecological problems associated with artificial night lighting are widely known-for instance, the disorientation of sea turtle hatchlings by beachfront lighting-the vast range of influences on all types of animals and plants is only beginning to be recognized. From nest choice and breeding success of birds to behavioral and physiological changes in salamanders, many organisms are seriously affected by human alterations in natural patterns of light and dark.Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting is the first book to consider the environmental effects of the intentional illumination of the night. It brings together leading scientists from around the world to review the state of knowledge on the subject and to describe specific effects that have been observed across a full range of taxonomic groups, including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fishes, invertebrates, and plants.Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting provides a scientific basis to begin addressing the challenge of conserving the nighttime environment. It cogently demonstrates the vital importance of this until-now neglected topic and is an essential new work for conservation planners, researchers, and anyone concerned with human impacts on the natural world.
LC Classification Number
QH545.E98E26 2005

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