KEVIN J GASTON

Professor of Biodiversity & Conservation at University of Exeter

Nighttime from on high

By admin February 20, 2019 Artificial lighting, Ecolight, EMISSI@N, Kevin Gaston, Satellite data, Spectral, Temporal

Sánchez de Miguel, A., Kyba, C.C.M., Aube, M., Zamorano, J., Cardiel, N., Tapia, C., Bennie, J. & Gaston, K.J. 2019. Colour remote sensing of the impact of artificial light at night (I): the potential…

Lighting up the nighttime

By admin November 17, 2018 Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Kevin Gaston, Satellite data

Gaston, K.J. 2018. Lighting up the nighttime. Science 362, 744-746. (Image courtesy of NASA)

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…

Outdoor lighting continues increase

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

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…

Lighting up the tropics

By admin February 18, 2017 Artificial lighting, Kevin Gaston, Plants, Satellite data

de Freitas, J.R., Bennie, J., Mantovani, W. & Gaston, K.J. 2017. Exposure of tropical ecosystems to artificial light at night: Brazil as a case study. PLoS One 12, e0171655. Artificial…

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…

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…

Marine artificial light

By editor November 18, 2014 Animals, Artificial lighting, Ecolight, Kevin Gaston, Macroecological, Mitigation, Satellite data

Davies, T. W., Duffy, J. P., Bennie, J. & Gaston, K. J. (2014) The nature, extent and ecological consequences of marine light pollution. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12(6),…

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