Artificial light at night may increase the predation pressure in a salt marsh keystone species

Núñez, Jesús; Bas, Claudia Cristina; García, Macarena Pérez; Ocampo, Emiliano Hernan; Ribeiro, Pablo D.; Luppi, Tomás Atilio

doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105285

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“…Using tethering and cage experiments, these authors showed that juvenile crab survival decreased by 30-60% when exposed to light pollution, while the abundance of adult crabs increased up to five times (Nuñez et al, 2021a). Light exposure also reduced crab feeding rates and increased burrow maintenance (Nuñez et al, 2021a). The effects of light pollution on the activity and spatial distribution (aggregation) of this key bioturbator species were also found to be site (context) dependent (Nuñez et al, 2021b;Quiñones-Llópiz et al, 2021).…”

Section: Estuarine and Vegetated Bottoms Used By Shorebirds And Other...mentioning

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“…The influence of light pollution on a more mobile invertebrate, the burrowing crab Neohelica granulata has been reported in saltmarsh habitats from Argentina (Nuñez et al, 2021a,b). Using tethering and cage experiments, these authors showed that juvenile crab survival decreased by 30-60% when exposed to light pollution, while the abundance of adult crabs increased up to five times (Nuñez et al, 2021a). Light exposure also reduced crab feeding rates and increased burrow maintenance (Nuñez et al, 2021a).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Casting a light on the shoreline: The influence of light pollution on intertidal settings

Lynn

Quijón

2022

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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Light pollution is becoming prevalent among other coastal stressors, particularly along intertidal habitats, arguably the most exposed to anthropogenic light sources. As the number of light pollution studies on sandy beaches, rocky shores and other intertidal habitats raises, commonalities, research gaps and venues can be identified. Hence, the influence of light pollution on the behavior and ecology of a variety of intertidal macro-invertebrates and vertebrates are outlined by examining 54 published studies. To date, a large majority of the reported effects of light pollution are negative, as expected from the analysis of many species with circadian rhythms or nocturnal habits, although the severity of those effects ranges widely. Experimental approaches are well represented throughout but methodological limitations in measurement units and standardization continue to limit the proposal of general conclusions across species and habitats. In addition, studies targeting community variables and the explicit influence of skyglow are heavily underrepresented. Likewise, studies addressing the interaction between light pollution and other natural and anthropogenic stressors are critically needed and represent a key venue of research. The nature of those interactions (synergistic, additive, antagonistic) will likely dictate the impact and management of light pollution in the decades ahead.

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Section: Estuarine and Vegetated Bottoms Used By Shorebirds And Other...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Casting a light on the shoreline: The influence of light pollution on intertidal settings

Lynn

Quijón

2022

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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“…As demonstrated in some studies, ALAN is assumed to alter natural light regimes in aquatic ecosystems and can affect light-sensitive processes and behaviors of aquatic organisms. ,− ALAN can also change the predator–prey interactions, , which is the main evolutionary driving force to regulate the behavior of predators and prey. , The distribution of ALAN has complex effects on the predator–prey relationship and richness. For example, brighter nights increase the gathering of small fishes and further attract the large piscivorous fish because of the increased foraging opportunities at night. , For prey, antipredation strategies must be in place to detect predation risks and take quick evasive actions to avoid being caught.…”

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Artificial Light Pollution with Different Wavelengths at Night Interferes with Development, Reproduction, and Antipredator Defenses of Daphnia magna

Huang

Zhou

et al. 2022

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Artificial light at night (ALAN) dramatically alters the natural daily cycle of light and may cause a suite of physiological and behavioral responses of freshwater crustacean Daphnia. Here, we conducted a life table experiment to investigate the effect of different wavelengths [white (L-L, 400−800 nm), red (R, 614 nm), green (G, 527 nm), and blue (B, 447 nm)] and flashing modes [three colors flash alternately (3-Flash), seven colors strobe alternately (7-Strobe)] of ALAN on the development, reproduction, and predator-induced defenses of Daphnia magna. The results showed that G inhibited the development of the body and tail spine of Daphnia at sexual maturity and decreased their reproduction. The 7-Strobe promoted Daphnia to develop a larger eye. There was an interaction between fish kairomones and ALAN, which intensified over time. ALAN enhanced the response of the relative tail spine length to fish kairomone at sexual maturity. In addition, L-L and R inhibited the body length of 10th instar D. magna in response to fish kairomone. Through the hierarchical cluster method, the 3-Flash and B are recommended as friendly artificial lighting to Daphnia. Our results highlight the interference effects of ALAN on Daphnia, which are helpful to assess the potential impact of light pollution on zooplankton.

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“…Studies on the effects of ALAN at the population and community levels have been focused on interactions between organisms, including relations between a predator and its prey (e.g. Czarnecka et al., 2019 ; Fermin and Seronay, 1997 ; Nguyen and Winger, 2019 ; Nuñez et al., 2021 ). However, these effects in relation to the effects at the individual level remain relatively understudied ( Gaston et al., 2015 ; Nuñez et al., 2021 ; Owens and Lewis, 2018 ; Sanders and Gaston, 2018 ).…”

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“… Czarnecka et al., 2019 ; Fermin and Seronay, 1997 ; Nguyen and Winger, 2019 ; Nuñez et al., 2021 ). However, these effects in relation to the effects at the individual level remain relatively understudied ( Gaston et al., 2015 ; Nuñez et al., 2021 ; Owens and Lewis, 2018 ; Sanders and Gaston, 2018 ). This issue is poorly explored even for planktivorous fish and zooplankton interactions—the best studied model of predator–prey interplay.…”

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The short-term effects of planktivorous fish foraging in the presence of artificial light at night on lake zooplankton

Tałanda

Maszczyk

Babkiewicz

et al. 2022

Journal of Plankton Research

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Numerous studies have revealed that artificial light at night alters the natural patterns of light in space and time and may have various ecological impacts at different ecological levels. However, only a few studies have assessed its effect on interactions between organisms in aquatic environments, including predator–prey interactions in lakes. To fill this gap, we performed a preliminary enclosure experiment in which we compared the foraging effect of juvenile perch (Perca fluviatilis) on a natural lake zooplankton community in the absence and presence of light of high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps mimicking artificial light emitted by a boat. The results revealed that even short-lasting exposure to HPS lamps may result in increasing fish predation, which in turn decreased the mean body size in zooplankton populations (e.g. Bosmina thersites) and affected the relative proportion between different taxa in zooplankton communities.

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Artificial light at night may increase the predation pressure in a salt marsh keystone species

Cited by 10 publications

References 60 publications

Casting a light on the shoreline: The influence of light pollution on intertidal settings

Casting a light on the shoreline: The influence of light pollution on intertidal settings

Artificial Light Pollution with Different Wavelengths at Night Interferes with Development, Reproduction, and Antipredator Defenses of Daphnia magna

The short-term effects of planktivorous fish foraging in the presence of artificial light at night on lake zooplankton

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