News tagged with: light-pollution
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![Street lighting creates an artificial glow in the night sky above Plymouth and the surrounding areas (Credit: Thomas Davies)]()
Initiative increases awareness of the threats posed by light pollution to the global ocean
University of Plymouth news: The Global Ocean Artificial Light at Night Network has been launched at the United Nations Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona
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Coastal lights trick coral reefs into spawning earlier than they should
University of Plymouth news: New research shows that corals exposed to artificial light at night are spawning one to three days outside of their optimum reproductive periods.
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Littorinid
snail loses the benefit of camouflage making it more visible under broad spectrum lighting (right)]()
Losing the cover of darkness
Researchers at the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory have shown species that rely on darkness to forage and feed are losing the gift of camouflage thanks to advances in the lighting used to illuminate the world’s cities and coastlines
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Night lights: new global atlas maps out artificial light at night under the sea
A study co-led by the University has shown up to 1.9 million sq km of the world’s coastal waters are being exposed to biologically significant levels of artificial light at night
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![Lighting illuminates Laira Bridge in Plymouth, a disused railway bridge that was refurbished in 2015 to carry a pedestrian and cycle path (Credit Thomas Davies, University of Plymouth)]()
Coastal cities leave up to 75% of seafloor exposed to harmful light pollution
A study led by the University of Plymouth showed that under both cloudy and clear skies, quantities of light used in everyday street lighting permeated all areas of the water column.
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![Street lighting creates an artificial glow in the night sky above Plymouth and the surrounding areas (Credit: Thomas Davies)]()
Artificial night sky poses serious threat to coastal species
Research by the University of Plymouth and Bangor University shows the presence of artificial light originating from cities several kilometres away disrupts the lunar compass species use when covering long distances.
