Does coastal light pollution alter the nocturnal behavior and blood physiology of juvenile bonefish (<i>Albula vulpes</i>)?

Szekeres, Petra; Wilson, Alexander D. M.; Haak, Christopher R.; Danylchuk, Andy J.; Brownscombe, Jacob W.; Elvidge, Chris K.; Shultz, Aaron D.; Birnie‐Gauvin, Kim; Cooke, Steven J.

doi:10.5343/bms.2016.1061

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“…Altogether, our findings suggest P. argus may be physiologically resilient to artificial light at night, and may be less impacted by light pollution at a physiological and behavioural level compared to previously-analysed fish and terrestrial species ( Gaston et al , 2013 ; Brüning et al , 2015 ; Szekeres et al , 2017 ; Pulgar et al , 2019 ). This would mean that light pollution effects do not manifest in sublethal impacts to performance or fitness in P. argus , as has been found for other anthropogenic disturbances in this species like fishery interactions ( Vermeer, 1987 ; Parsons and Eggleston, 2005 ; Maxwell et al , 2009 ), and that its fisheries may not be as threatened by light pollution as those for other species.…”

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“…As unnatural light at night has been found to disrupt endocrine cycles and induce glucocorticoid-mediated stress responses in a suite of fish and terrestrial species (e.g. Gaston et al , 2013 ; Brüning et al , 2015 ; Szekeres et al , 2017 ; Pulgar et al , 2019 ), as well as alter behaviour in several species of decapod crustaceans ( Nagata and Koike, 1997 ; Jackson and Moore, 2019 ; Fischer et al , 2020 ), we hypothesized that P. argus would display a cardiac and behavioural response to its exposure. Contrary to our expectation, we found no change in f H or activity between natural night time and night time artificially lit at 1 lux to approximate light pollution near urban areas, nor between nightly emergence around sunset with and without this light treatment.…”

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“…In the context of wild organisms, there is particular interest in understanding how anthropogenic disturbances influence performance, fitness and population-level ecological processes ( Wikelski and Cooke, 2006 , Dantzer et al, 2014 ). Light pollution has been found to disrupt hormone cycles or induce stress in several species of fish (inferred largely from glucocorticoids), such as European perch ( Perca fluviatilis ) ( Brüning et al , 2015 , Brüning et al , 2018 ), bonefish ( Albula vulpes ) ( Szekeres et al , 2017 ), Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) ( Migaud et al , 2007 ) and baunco ( Girella laevifrons ) ( Pulgar et al , 2019 ), along with altering aquatic animal behaviour ( Gaston et al , 2015 ; Thums et al , 2016 ; Fischer et al , 2020 ) and ecosystem structure ( Perkin et al , 2011 ; Underwood et al , 2017 ). Few studies have investigated the effect of light pollution on aquatic invertebrates, despite their abundance and integral significance in aquatic ecosystems.…”

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Artificial light at night does not alter heart rate or locomotor behaviour in Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus): insights into light pollution and physiological disturbance using biologgers

Steell

Cooke

Eliason

2020

Conservation Physiology

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Light pollution is a rapidly growing threat to biodiversity, with many unknown or poorly understood effects on species and ecosystems spanning terrestrial and aquatic environments. Relative to other taxa, the effects of artificial light at night on aquatic invertebrates are poorly understood, despite the abundance and integral significance of invertebrates to marine and freshwater ecosystems. We affixed heart rate and acceleration biologgers to adult Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus), an ecologically, culturally and economically significant species in the western Atlantic ocean, to test the effect of artificial light at night on this species’ physiology and behaviour relative to appropriate controls. The experiment was conducted in a simulated reef mesocosm in The Bahamas with incandescent lighting used to illuminate it at 1 lux, approximating light levels offshore of urban areas. In the conditions tested here, artificial light at night was found to have no effect on heart rate or locomotor activity in P. argus. We observed a dissociation between activity and heart rate at both short-term and long-term temporal scales. Lobsters were more active at night and nocturnal activity was higher in trials closer to new moon; however, heart rate did not vary with diel or lunar cycle. There was less than 8% difference between daytime and night time average heart rate despite the average percentage of time spent active almost tripling in nights versus days, to 19.5% from 7.2%, respectively. Our findings suggest P. argus may have some resilience to low levels of light pollution, which warrants further research on aspects of this species’ life history, performance and fitness in the face of this potential anthropogenic disturbance.

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Artificial light at night does not alter heart rate or locomotor behaviour in Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus): insights into light pollution and physiological disturbance using biologgers

Steell

Cooke

Eliason

2020

Conservation Physiology

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“…Manipulative experiments have already demonstrated that artificially illuminating marine organisms at night to intensities commonly encountered in the real world can alter the structure of marine ecosystems 16 , 17 , and trophic interactions between marine organisms 18 , 19 . The physiology, survival, reproduction, and movement of marine fish 20 , 21 , turtles 22 , 23 , birds 24 , corals 3 and other invertebrates 2 , 25 are affected by night-time lighting. The documented effects are however, almost exclusively in response to illuminances that would be experienced in close proximity to bright light sources.…”

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Biologically important artificial light at night on the seafloor

Davies

McKee

Fishwick

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Sci Rep

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Accelerating coastal development is increasing the exposure of marine ecosystems to nighttime light pollution, but is anthropogenic light reaching the seafloor in sufficient quantities to have ecological impacts? Using a combination of mapping, and radiative transfer modelling utilising in situ measurements of optical seawater properties, we quantified artificial light exposure at the sea surface, beneath the sea surface, and at the sea floor of an urbanised temperate estuary bordered by an LED lit city. Up to 76% of the three-dimensional seafloor area was exposed to biologically important light pollution. Exposure to green wavelengths was highest, while exposure to red wavelengths was nominal. We conclude that light pollution from coastal cities is likely having deleterious impacts on seafloor ecosystems which provide vital ecosystem services. A comprehensive understanding of these impacts is urgently needed.

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“…Because ALAN is linked closely to human activity (Elvidge et al, ), it is assumed to affect freshwater systems and coastal areas disproportionally (Zhao, Li, Li, Zhao, & Wu, ). The effects of ALAN on aquatic organisms and communities have been researched in several laboratory (Brüning, Hölker, Franke, Kleiner, & Kloas, ; Brüning, Hölker, Franke, Preuer, & Kloas, ; Hölker et al, ; Kurvers et al, ; Perkin, Hölker, Heller, & Berghahn, ; Poulin et al, ; Szekeres et al, ) and field studies (Becker, Whitfield, Cowley, Järnegren, & Næsje, ; Bolton et al, ; Brüning, Kloas, Preuer, & Hölker, ; Cullen & McCarthy, ; Davies, Duffy, Bennie, & Gaston, ; Grubisic et al, ; Grubisic, van Grunsven, Manfrin, Monaghan, & Hölker, ; Hölker et al, ; Ludvigsen et al, ; Manfrin et al, , ; Meyer & Sullivan, ; Moore, Pierce, Walsh, Kvalvik, & Lim, ; Perkin, Hölker, & Tockner, ; Perkin, Hölker, Tockner, & Richardson, ; Riley, Bendall, Ives, Edmonds, & Maxwell, ; Riley, Davison, Maxwell, & Bendall, ; Szaz et al, ; Tabor, Brown, & Luiting, ; Underwood, Davies, & Queirós, ). However, we found a knowledge gap regarding the status quo of light pollution in and along aquatic systems.…”

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How dark is a river? Artificial light at night in aquatic systems and the need for comprehensive night‐time light measurements

Jechow

Hölker

2019

WIREs Water

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Freshwater ecosystems are hotspots of biodiversity. They are of major importance for humans because they provide vital ecosystem services. However, as humans tend to settle near freshwaters and coastal areas, these ecosystems are also over‐proportionally affected by anthropogenic stressors. Artificial light at night can occur as a form of environmental pollution, light pollution. Light pollution affects large areas on a worldwide scale, is growing exponentially in radiance and extent and can have diverse negative effects on flora, fauna and on human health. While the majority of ecological studies on artificial light at night covered terrestrial systems, the studies on aquatic light pollution have unraveled impact on aquatic organisms, ecosystem functions as well as land‐water‐interactions. Although monitoring of light pollution is routinely performed from space and supported by ground‐based measurements, the extent and the amount of artificial light at night affecting water bodies is still largely unknown. This information, however, is essential for the design of future laboratory and field experiments, to guide light planners and to give recommendations for light pollution regulations. We analyze this knowledge gap by reviewing night‐time light measurement techniques and discuss their current obstacles in the context of water bodies. We also provide an overview of light pollution studies in the aquatic context. Finally, we give recommendations on how comprehensive night‐time light measurements in aquatic systems, specifically in freshwater systems, should be designed in the future. This article is categorized under: Water and Life > Stresses and Pressures on Ecosystems Water and Life > Conservation, Management, and Awareness Water and Life > Methods

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Does coastal light pollution alter the nocturnal behavior and blood physiology of juvenile bonefish (Albula vulpes)?

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Artificial light at night does not alter heart rate or locomotor behaviour in Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus): insights into light pollution and physiological disturbance using biologgers

Artificial light at night does not alter heart rate or locomotor behaviour in Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus): insights into light pollution and physiological disturbance using biologgers

Biologically important artificial light at night on the seafloor

How dark is a river? Artificial light at night in aquatic systems and the need for comprehensive night‐time light measurements

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