KEVIN J GASTON

Professor of Biodiversity & Conservation at University of Exeter

Illuminating biodiversity

By admin February 20, 2019 Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological, Skyglow

Garrett, J.K., Donald, P.F. & Gaston, K.J. 2019. Skyglow extends into world’s Key Biodiversity Areas. Animal Conservation, online early. The proportion of the Earth’s surface that experiences a naturally dark environment…

Artificial nighttime light drives evolution

By admin September 24, 2018 Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological

Hopkins, G.R., Gaston, K.J., Marcel E. Visser, M.E., Elgar, M.A. & Jones, T.M. 2018. Artificial light at night as a driver of evolutionary change across the urban-rural landscapes. Frontiers in…

Throwing light on communities

By editor April 15, 2018 Animals, Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological, Plants

Sanders, D. & Gaston, K.J. 2018. How ecological communities respond to artificial light at night. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, in press [online early]. Many…

Cacti losing darkness

By editor March 13, 2018 Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological, Plants, Satellite data

Correa-Cano, M.E., Goettsch, B., Duffy, J.P., Bennie, J., Inger, R. & Gaston, K.J. 2018. Erosion of natural darkness in the geographic ranges of cacti. Scientific Reports 8, 4347. Naturally dark…

Mammals and artificial light

By editor September 15, 2015 Animals, Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological, Satellite data

Duffy, J.P., Bennie, J., Duràn, A.P. & Gaston, K.J. (2015) Mammalian ranges are experiencing erosion of natural darkness. Scientific Reports 5, 12042. The continuous increase in the intensity and extent…

Light pollution in Marine Protected Areas

By editor July 5, 2015 Animals, Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological, Mitigation, Satellite data

Davies, T.W., Duffy, J.P., Bennie, J. & Gaston, K.J. (2015) Stemming the tide of light pollution encroaching into Marine Protected Areas. Conservation Letters, DOI: 10.1111/conl.12191. Many marine ecosystems are shaped…

Artificial light in Protected Areas

By editor July 5, 2015 Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological, Mitigation, Satellite data, Skyglow

Gaston, K.J., Duffy, J.P. & Bennie, J. (2015) Quantifying the erosion of natural darkness in the global protected area system. Conservation Biology 29(4), 1132-41. The nighttime light environment of much…

The biological impacts of artificial light at night: the research challenge

By editor March 16, 2015 Animals, Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Macroecological, Skyglow, Spectral

Gaston, K. J., Visser, M. E., & Hölker, F. (2015). The biological impacts of artificial light at night: the research challenge. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0133 A piece setting…

Artificial nighttime light pollution in natural ecosystems

By editor March 11, 2015 Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological, Satellite data

Bennie, J., Duffy, J.P., Davies, T.W., Correa-Cano, M.E. & Gaston, K.J. (2015) Global trends in exposure to light pollution in natural terrestrial ecosystems. Remote Sensing 7, 2715-2730. The rapid growth…

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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