Artificial skyglow disrupts celestial migration at night

Daniela Torres; Svenja Tidau; Stuart Jenkins; Thomas Davies

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.002

Artificial skyglow disrupts celestial migration at night

Curr Biol. 2020 Jun 22;30(12):R696-R697. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.002.

Authors

Daniela Torres¹, Svenja Tidau², Stuart Jenkins¹, Thomas Davies³

Affiliations

¹ School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK.
² School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, LL59 5AB, UK; School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK.
³ School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK. Electronic address: Thomas.W.Davies@plymouth.ac.uk.

PMID: 32574628
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.05.002

Abstract

Torres et al. demonstrate that artificial skyglow disrupts nightly migrations undertaken by the amphipod Talitrus saltator, which is normally guided by the sky position of the moon.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amphipoda / physiology
Amphipoda / radiation effects*
Animal Migration*
Animals
Light / adverse effects*
Lighting / adverse effects*
Orientation, Spatial / radiation effects*
Wales