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Authors: Hölker, F., Wolter, C., Perkin, E. K., & Tockner, K.
Affiliations: Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (DE)
Corresponding author: Hölker, Franz
ORCID: Hölker, Franz
Wolter, Christian
Perkin, Elizabeth K.
Tockner, Klement
Venue: Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2010-12
Volume: 25
Issue: 12
Pages: 681-682
ISSN: 0169-5347 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.09.007
OpenAlex: W1991048925
Cited by: 860
References: 13
Citations by year: 2026: 68 · 2025: 74 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 85 · 2022: 59 · 2021: 104 · 2020: 75 · 2019: 71 · 2018: 61 · 2017: 54 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 53 · 2014: 29 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 8
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Trends in Ecology & Evolution (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Impact of Light on Environment and Health
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research
Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Night-time city culture
Keywords: light pollution, artificial light at night, biodiversity conservation, horizon scanning, light quality, conservation threats
MeSH terms: Biological Clocks, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollutants, Biological Evolution, Light, Ecosystem, Biodiversity

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