ArticleEcology and evolution2021
Turning to the dark side: LED light at night alters the activity and species composition of a foraging bat assemblage in the northeastern United States.
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- The Bat Signal: An Ultraviolet Light Lure to Increase Acoustic Detection of Bats.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Temperature amplifies the effect of anthropogenic light on foraging common pipistrelle bats.Biology letters · 2025Article
- Synergistic effects of climate and urbanisation on the diet of a globally near threatened subtropical falcon.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Sexual dichromatism in the fur of a bat: An exploration of color differences and potential signaling functions.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Predator-Prey Relationship between Urban Bats and Insects Impacted by Both Artificial Light at Night and Spatial Clutter.Biology · 2022Article
- An Updated Review of Hypotheses Regarding Bat Attraction to Wind Turbines.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Influencing Activity of Bats by Dimly Lighting Wind Turbine Surfaces with Ultraviolet Light.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Article
- Turning to the dark side: LED light at night alters the activity and species composition of a foraging bat assemblage in the northeastern United States.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
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Abstract
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a rapidly intensifying form of environmental degradation that can impact wildlife by altering light-mediated physiological processes that control a broad range of behaviors. Although nocturnal animals are most vulnerable, ALAN's effects on North American bats have been surprisingly understudied. Most of what is known is based on decades-old observations of bats around street lights with traditional lighting technologies that have been increasingly replaced by energy-efficient broad-spectrum lighting, rendering our understanding of the contemporary effects of ALAN on North American bats even less complete. We experimentally tested the effects of broad-spectrum ALAN on presence/absence, foraging activity, and species composition in a Connecticut, USA bat community by illuminating foraging habitat with light-emitting diode (LED) floodlights and comparing acoustic recordings between light and dark conditions. Lighting dramatically decreased presence and activity of little brown bats (
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