Impact of Light Pollution on Aquatic Invertebrates

研究夜间人造光对水生环境中无脊椎动物的影响是当务之急。该项目通过研究ALAN对代表海洋和淡水环境的关键生态无脊椎动物的行为和时钟控制基因的差异表达的影响来解决这一知识差距。在此过程中，我们的目标是解决以下问题：“ALAN”是否影响海洋和淡水甲壳类动物的生物钟功能和相关的行为节奏和基因表达？

There is an urgent need to determine the impacts of artificial light at night (ALAN) on invertebrate animals in aquatic environments. This project addresses this knowledge gap by investigating the effects of ALAN on the behaviour, and differential expression of clock-controlled genes in key ecological invertebrates representing marine and freshwater environments. In doing so, we aim to address the following question:Does 'ALAN' impact circadian clock function and associated rhythms in behaviour and gene expression in marine and freshwater crustaceans?