Artificial-Light-At-Night (ALAN)
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend…..Fall Issue 2025, Around Here Magazine, El Dorado County, California
“Lighting is part of the fabric of human structures, yet many people don’t think of it as a pollutant or perceive its harmful effects on nature”
“Most residents don’t realize the effect that lighting can have on their health and their neighbor’s health, both human and non-human.”
- Helm et al. 2024. Artificial light lures migrating birds into cities, where they face a gauntlet of threats.
- Burt and Horton. 2023. Artificial light lures migrating birds into cities, where they face a gauntlet of threats.
- Parlin et al. 2022. Oriented migratory flight at night: Consequences of nighttime light pollution for monarch butterflies.
- van Koppenhagen et al. 2024. LED streetlight characteristics alter the functional composition of ground-dwelling invertebrates.
- Sordello et al. 2025. Does artificial light interfere with the activity of nocturnal mammals? An experimental study using road underpasses.
- Ditmer et al. 2021. Artificial nightlight alters the predator–prey dynamics of an apex carnivore.
- Bedrosian, et al. 2013. Nocturnal Light Exposure Impairs Affective Responses in a Wavelength-Dependent Manner.
- Seewagen et al. 2023. Far-reaching displacement effects of artificial light at night in a North American bat community.
- Spoelstra et al. 2017. Response of bats to light with different spectra: light-shy and agile bat presence is affected by white and green, but not red light.
- Sun et al. 2021. Melatonin: A master regulator of plant development and stress responses.
- Heinen 2021. A spotlight on the phytobiome: Plant-mediated interactions in an illuminated world.
- Meng et al. 2022. Artificial light at night: an underappreciated effect on phenology of deciduous woody plants
- Bucher et al. 2023. Artificial light at night decreases plant diversity and performance in experimental grassland communities..