The dark side of light: species and community impacts of night lighting

夜间人工照明（LAN）的出现是城市生态系统最近发生的最深刻的变化之一。与LAN增加相关的是生活在城市环境中的物种的生存和适应性下降。本计划旨在以跨学科的方法探讨局域网对生存、生殖和生理的影响。它将实地调查与实验室和实地实验相结合，旨在利用复杂的生理分析来确定LAN，褪黑激素，免疫力，生存和生殖之间的联系。这项研究的预期成果是提供基本的见解LAN在物种和社区水平的生物后果。

The presence of artificial light at night (LAN) is one of the most profound recent changes in urban ecosystems. Correlated with increases in LAN are declines in the survival and fitness of species living in urban environments. This project aims to use a multi-disciplinary approach to explore the effect of LAN on survival, reproduction and physiology. It integrates field surveys with laboratory and field experiments and aims to utilise sophisticated physiological assays to identify the links between LAN, melatonin, immunity, survival and reproduction. The intended outcome of this research is to provide fundamental insights into the biological consequences of LAN at the species and community levels.