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KEVIN J GASTON

Professor of Biodiversity & Conservation at University of Exeter

  • Research
    • Common ecology: it’s (nearly) everything
    • Nighttime ecology: the dark side of ecology
      • Ecolight – Ecological impacts of artificial nighttime light
        • Artificial light at night
        • Biological, organismal and ecological impacts
        • Humans
        • Methods
        • Mitigation
        • EMISSI@N Project
    • Personalised ecology: because we are all different
  • Projects
  • Research Group
  • Publications
    • Papers
    • Books and Edited Volumes
  • Biography
  • Opportunities
  • Contact

Outdoor nighttime lighting & people’s light sensitivity

By admin June 10, 2019 Artificial lighting, Ecolight, EMISSI@N, Humans, Kevin Gaston, Street lighting
Outdoor nighttime lighting & people’s light sensitivity

Sánchez de Miguel, A., Bará, S., Aubé, M., Cardiel, N., Tapia, C.E., Zamorano, J. & Gaston, K.J. 2019. Evaluating human photoreceptoral inputs from night-time lights using RGB imaging photometry. Journal of…

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Outdoor lighting continues increase

By editor November 23, 2017 Animals, Artificial lighting, Ecolight, EMISSI@N, Humans, Kevin Gaston, Plants, Satellite data, Street lighting
Outdoor lighting continues increase

Kyba, C.C.M., Kuester, T., Sánchez de Miguel, S., Baugh, K., Jechow, A., Hölker, F., Bennie, J., Elvidge, C.D., Gaston, K.J. & Guanter, L. 2017. Artificially lit surface of Earth at…

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The costs and benefits of artificial light

By editor March 10, 2015 Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Humans, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological, Spectral, Street lighting

Gaston, K.J., Gaston, S., Bennie, J. & Hopkins, J. (2015) Benefits and costs of artificial nighttime lighting of the environment. Environmental Reviews 23, 14-23. Artificial lighting has transformed the outdoor…

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Effects of artificial night-time light

By editor November 18, 2014 Animals, Ecolight, Humans, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological, Mitigation, Spectral, Temporal

Gaston, K. J., Duffy, J. P., Gaston, S., Bennie, J. & Davies, T. W. (2014) Human alteration of natural light cycles: causes and ecological consequences. Oecologia 176, 917–931. Artificial light…

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Flickering of the light

By admin June 13, 2014 Animals, Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Humans, Kevin Gaston, Street lighting, Temporal

Inger, R., Bennie, J., Davies, T.W. & Gaston, K.J. 2014. Potential biological and ecological effects of flickering artificial light. PLoS One 9, e98631. Organisms have evolved under stable natural lighting…

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Demographic effects of artificial nighttime lighting on animal populations

By editor March 21, 2014 Animals, Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Humans

Gaston, Kevin J., and Jonathan Bennie. “Demographic effects of artificial nighttime lighting on animal populations.” Environmental Reviews 22.4 (2014): 323-330. Artificial lighting, especially but not exclusively through street lights, has…

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Green light for efficiency

By admin June 10, 2013 Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Humans, Kevin Gaston, Mitigation, Street lighting

Gaston, K.J. 2013. A green light for efficiency. Nature 497, 560-561. A Comment piece arguing that efforts to improve street lights are providing a rare opportunity to cut both financial and environmental…

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The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution: a mechanistic appraisal

By editor April 8, 2013 Animals, Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Humans, Plants, Spectral, Temporal

Gaston, K.J., Bennie, J, Davies, T.W., Hopkins, J. (2013) The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution: a mechanistic appraisal. Biological Reviews 88 912–927 doi: 10.1111/brv.12036 The ecological impacts of nighttime…

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