ArticlePNAS nexus2022
Artificial light at night: an underappreciated effect on phenology of deciduous woody plants.
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- Artificial light at night (ALAN) causes shifts in soil communities and functions.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Artificial light at night is a top predictor of bird migration stopover density.Nature communications · 2023Article
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Abstract
Artificial light at night (ALAN), an increasing anthropogenic driver, is widespread and shows rapid expansion with potential adverse impact on the terrestrial ecosystem. However, whether and to what extent does ALAN affect plant phenology, a critical factor influencing the timing of terrestrial ecosystem processes, remains unexplored due to limited ALAN observation. Here, we used the Black Marble ALAN product and phenology observations from USA National Phenology Network to investigate the impact of ALAN on deciduous woody plants phenology in the conterminous United States. We found that (1) ALAN significantly advanced the date of breaking leaf buds by 8.9 ± 6.9 days (mean ± SD) and delayed the coloring of leaves by 6.0 ± 11.9 days on average; (2) the magnitude of phenological changes was significantly correlated with the intensity of ALAN (
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