Light Pollution Allows the Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) to Feed Nestlings After Dark

2014 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 366-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine M. Stracey ◽  
Brady Wynn ◽  
Scott K. Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Light Pollution ◽  
Mimus Polyglottos

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

10.2173/bna.7 ◽  
2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Farnsworth ◽  
Gustavo Adolfo Londono ◽  
Judit Ungvari Martin ◽  
K. C. Derrickson ◽  
R. Breitwisch
Keyword(s):  
Mimus Polyglottos

Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Farnsworth ◽  
Gustavo Adolfo Londono ◽  
Judit Ungvari Martin ◽  
K. C. Derrickson ◽  
R. Breitwisch
Keyword(s):  
Mimus Polyglottos

scholarly journals Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Urban Light Emissions: Ground and Satellite Comparison

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
Máximo Bustamante-Calabria ◽  
Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel ◽  
Susana Martín-Ruiz ◽  
Jose-Luis Ortiz ◽  
José M. Vílchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Clear Correlation ◽  
Light Pollution ◽  
Nocturnal Activity ◽  
Empirical Expression ◽  
Anthropogenic Aerosol ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Sky Brightness ◽  
The City

‘Lockdown’ periods in response to COVID-19 have provided a unique opportunity to study the impacts of economic activity on environmental pollution (e.g., NO2, aerosols, noise, light). The effects on NO2 and aerosols have been very noticeable and readily demonstrated, but that on light pollution has proven challenging to determine. The main reason for this difficulty is that the primary source of nighttime satellite imagery of the earth is the SNPP-VIIRS/DNB instrument, which acquires data late at night after most human nocturnal activity has already occurred and much associated lighting has been turned off. Here, to analyze the effect of lockdown on urban light emissions, we use ground and satellite data for Granada, Spain, during the COVID-19 induced confinement of the city’s population from 14 March until 31 May 2020. We find a clear decrease in light pollution due both to a decrease in light emissions from the city and to a decrease in anthropogenic aerosol content in the atmosphere which resulted in less light being scattered. A clear correlation between the abundance of PM10 particles and sky brightness is observed, such that the more polluted the atmosphere the brighter the urban night sky. An empirical expression is determined that relates PM10 particle abundance and sky brightness at three different wavelength bands.

Estimating the loss and fragmentation of dark environments in mammal ranges from light pollution

2021 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 109135
Author(s):  
Mark A. Ditmer ◽  
David C. Stoner ◽  
Neil H. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Light Pollution

Analysis of Light Pollution in Ticino region during the period 2011-2016

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 102456
Author(s):  
N. Cereghetti ◽  
D. Strepparava ◽  
A. Bettini ◽  
S. Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Light Pollution

scholarly journals Plan of the Modification of Public Lighting in Frosinone in Accordance with the Rule for the Limitation of Light-Pollution and Power Consumption

2001 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 126-129
Author(s):  
M. Di Sora
Keyword(s):  
Power Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Light Pollution

The plan for modification of public lighting in Frosinone, in accordance with the rule for the limitation of light-pollution and power consumption, is summarized. The energy saving obtained is 40% per year, equivalent to over US$222,000.

scholarly journals Light pollution – an interesting context for teaching and learning optics

2019 ◽  
Vol 1287 ◽  
pp. 012013
Author(s):  
Claudia Haagen-Schützenhöfer ◽  
Manuela Kopper
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Light Pollution
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