Web
Links
ASLO (American Society of Limnology & Oceanography)
Scientific society whose website contains information and
images about freshwater and marine ecosystems.
http://www.aslo.org
Ecology of the Night Symposium, Canada (Sept
22-24, 2003)
Website
features summaries of talks given by scientists exploring ecological
and human health aspects of ANL.
http://www.muskokaheritage.org/ecology-night/index.asp
IDA (International Dark Sky Association)
Advocacy organization for dark skies. Website contains
abundant information and images about ANL as well as mitigation
strategies.
http://www.darksky.org/~ida
NABS (North American Benthological Society)
Scientific
society whose website conveys information about biological
communities living on the bottom of lakes and streams.
http://www.benthos.org/index.cfm
NALMS
(North American Lake Management Society)
Organization
whose website displays information regarding the protection
and management
of lakes and reservoirs
http://www.nalms.org/
“Protecting the Night Sky”, Talk of the Nation, radio
program, May 2, 2002
NPR (National Public Radio). Contains information
about ecological light pollution. Guests Geoffrey Kayunay, Elizabeth Alvarez,
Cliff Haas, Laura Kasischke, Travis Longcore, Chad
Moore, and Tim Bauer.
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1142643
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Articles
and Books on Ecological Light Pollution
| Harder,
B. 2004. Degraded darkness. Conservation in Practice 5(2):
20-27. |
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| Harder,
B. 2002. Blinded by the night. Does artificial light disrupt
ecosystems? Science News 161 |
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(April
20, 2002): 241-256. |
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| Health
Council of the Netherlands. 2000. Impact of outdoor lighting
on man and nature. |
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The
Hague: Health Council of the Netherlands; publication no.
2000/25E. ISBN:90-5549-371-6 |
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View
in HTML | Download
PDF |
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| Liebl,
D.S. and R. Korth. 2000. Sensible Shoreland Lighting. University
of Wisconsin - Extension. p. 1-9. |
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View
in HTML | Download
PDF |
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| Longcore,
T. and C. Rich. 2004. Ecological light pollution. Frontiers
in Ecology and the Environment 2:191-198. |
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(Excellent
review of scientific work) |
| View
abstract in HTML *For
full text, email longcore@urbanwildlands.org |
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| Petersen,
A. 2001. Night lights. American Scientist 89:24-25. |
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| Rich,
C. and T. Longcore. In press. Ecological consequences of
artificial night lighting. Island Press. |
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(Book
containing chapters authored by scientists participating
in conference on Ecological Consequences
of ANL, UCLA, February, 2002.) |
People
Studying Ecological Effects of ANL
Winslow
Briggs |
Phototropism in plants
Bryant
Buchanan |
Activity and behavior of amphibians
P. Cinzano | Quantifying ANL using satellite
imagery
Gerhard Eisenbeis | Mortality of adult aquatic insects
James E. Lloyd | Chemiluminescence and communication
of fireflies
Michael
Mesure | Migratory bird mortality
Chad Moore |
National Park Service – Quantifying ANL
in national parks of U.S.A.
Richard Podolsky |
Seabird behavior
Michael
Salmon | Sea turtle orientation and behavior
Sharon
Wise |
Salamander behavior and ecology
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