Artificial night lighting and protected lands: Ecological effects and management approaches
Longcore T and Rich C. 2016. Artificial night lighting and protected lands: Ecological effects and management approaches. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRSS/NSNS/NRR—2016/1213. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Artificial night lighting represents a growing challenge for managers of parks and protected lands. The disruption of natural patterns of light and dark, which have been more or less reliable for millions of years, has a range of adverse consequences for wildlife across taxonomic groups and landscape types. This document reviews effects of artificial night lighting by habitat type and discusses the approaches available to land managers to mitigate and avoid certain adverse effects of artificial night lighting.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Longcore, Travis; Rich, Catherine
- Date of Issue
- 2016-05-17
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- NRSS , NSNN , NSNSD
- Keywords
- anthropogenic light, artificial night lighting, ecological effects, ecology, exterior lighting - environmental aspects, intensity, light pollution, lighting, night, night skies, nocturnal, outdoor lighting, spectrum, wildlife
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Viewscape | Viewscape/Dark Night Sky