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ArticleBMC ecology and evolution2025

Come to the dark side - citizen science in nighttime ecology.

S E Kimmig, F Hölker, S Schroer, A Kassiem, S Kiefer

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Article in BMC ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

S E KimmigLeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany. sophia.kimmig@igb-berlin.de.
F HölkerLeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany.
S SchroerLeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany.
A KassiemFreie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
S KieferLeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin, Germany.

Funding

BioAgora project funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme 101059438The project "Species protection through environmental friendly lighting" is funded by the Federal Programme for Biological Diversity by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) with resources from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection 3518685A-H
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nocturnal ecology has hitherto led a shadowy existence in ecology, which traditionally focuses on diurnal species and functional relationships in the bright light of day. Yet nighttime hides exciting research insights and urgent conservation issues to be addressed. Citizen science is a promising approach to support this urgently needed exploration.

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Circadian RhythmCitizen ScienceEcologyConservation of Natural ResourcesALANArtificial light at nightCitizen scienceNocturnal ecology

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PMID39953434
PMCPMC11827155

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