A meta-analysis of biological impacts of artificial light at night

Nature Ecology and Evolution - Tập 5 Số 1 - Trang 74-81
Dirk Sanders1, Enric Frago2, Rachel Kehoe3, Christophe Patterson3, Kevin J. Gaston1
1Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK
2Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations, Montpellier, France
3Centre for Ecology & Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, UK

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