Stemming the Tide of Light Pollution Encroaching into Marine Protected Areas
Stemming the Tide of Light Pollution Encroaching into Marine Protected Areas
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DOI：
10.1111/conl.12191
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发表时间：
2016-05-01
影响因子：
8.5
通讯作者：
Gaston, Kevin J.
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作者：
Davies, Thomas W.;Duffy, James P.;Gaston, Kevin J.
许多海洋生态系统是由自然光引导其组成物种的行为所形成的。正如陆地系统所证明的那样，全球引入夜间照明可能会影响这些行为，重建海洋生态系统，并损害它们提供的服务。然而，海洋栖息地在夜间暴露在人造光下的程度尚不清楚。我们量化了全球海洋保护区（MPAs）网络中的夜间人造光。人造光在海洋保护区中广泛使用，并且在很大比例的海洋保护区中不断增加。虽然在与人类活动有关的海洋保护区中，人工光的增加更为常见，但即使是那些受到最严格立法保护的海洋栖息地，也有很大一部分受到了人工光的侵蚀。鉴于目前缺乏法定工具，我们建议将“海洋黑暗天空公园”的地位分配给海洋保护区，将有助于激励负责当局阻止人工照明的发展。
Many marine ecosystems are shaped by regimes of natural light guiding the behavior of their constituent species. As evidenced from terrestrial systems, the global introduction of nighttime lighting is likely influencing these behaviors, restructuring marine ecosystems, and compromising the services they provide. Yet the extent to which marine habitats are exposed to artificial light at night is unknown. We quantified nighttime artificial light across the world's network of marine protected areas (MPAs). Artificial light is widespread and increasing in a large percentage of MPAs. While increases are more common among MPAs associated with human activity, artificial light is encroaching into a large proportion of even those marine habitats protected with the strongest legislative designations. Given the current lack of statutory tools, we propose that allocating "Marine Dark Sky Park" status to MPAs will help incentivize responsible authorities to hold back the advance of artificial light.