German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstr. 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Jena, 07743, Germany.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 Dec 18;378(1892):20220351. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0351. Epub 2023 Oct 30.
Light pollution has emerged as a burgeoning area of scientific interest, receiving increasing attention in recent years. The resulting body of literature has revealed a diverse array of species-specific and context-dependent responses to artificial light at night (ALAN). Because predicting and generalizing community-level effects is difficult, our current comprehension of the ecological impacts of light pollution on complex ecological systems remains notably limited. It is critical to better understand ALAN's effects at higher levels of ecological organization in order to comprehend and mitigate the repercussions of ALAN on ecosystem functioning and stability amidst ongoing global change. This theme issue seeks to explore the effects of light pollution on complex ecological systems, by bridging various realms and scaling up from individual processes and functions to communities and networks. Through this integrated approach, this collection aims to shed light on the intricate interplay between light pollution, ecological dynamics and humans in a world increasingly impacted by anthropogenic lighting. This article is part of the theme issue 'Light pollution in complex ecological systems'.
光污染已成为一个新兴的科学研究领域，近年来受到越来越多的关注。由此产生的文献揭示了一系列多样化的、物种特异性的和依赖于情境的对夜间人工光（ALAN）的反应。由于预测和概括群落水平的影响是困难的，我们目前对光污染对复杂生态系统的生态影响的理解仍然明显有限。为了理解和减轻在全球变化背景下夜间人工光照对生态系统功能和稳定性的影响，更好地了解 ALAN 在更高层次的生态组织中的影响至关重要。本期特刊旨在通过跨越各个领域，从个体过程和功能到群落和网络进行扩展，探讨光污染对复杂生态系统的影响。通过这种综合方法，本集旨在揭示在一个越来越受到人为照明影响的世界中，光污染、生态动态和人类之间错综复杂的相互作用。本文是特刊“复杂生态系统中的光污染”的一部分。
