---
_id: '12219'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Artificial light at night (ALAN) affects many areas of the world and is increasing
    globally. To date, there has been limited and inconsistent evidence regarding
    the consequences of ALAN for plant communities, as well as for the fitness of
    their constituent species. ALAN could be beneficial for plants as they need light
    as energy source, but they also need darkness for regeneration and growth. We
    created model communities composed of 16 plant species sown, exposed to a gradient
    of ALAN ranging from ‘moonlight only’ to conditions like situations typically
    found directly underneath a streetlamp. We measured plant community composition
    and its production (biomass), as well as functional traits of three plant species
    from different functional groups (grasses, herbs, legumes) in two separate harvests.
    We found that biomass was reduced by 33% in the highest ALAN treatment compared
    to the control, Shannon diversity decreased by 43% and evenness by 34% in the
    first harvest. Some species failed to establish in the second harvest. Specific
    leaf area, leaf dry matter content and leaf hairiness responded to ALAN. These
    responses suggest that plant communities will be sensitive to increasing ALAN,
    and they flag a need for plant conservation activities that consider impending
    ALAN scenarios.
author:
- first_name: Solveig Franziska
  full_name: Bucher, Solveig Franziska
  last_name: Bucher
- first_name: Lia
  full_name: Uhde, Lia
  last_name: Uhde
- first_name: Alexandra
  full_name: Weigelt, Alexandra
  last_name: Weigelt
- first_name: Simone
  full_name: Cesarz, Simone
  last_name: Cesarz
- first_name: Nico
  full_name: Eisenhauer, Nico
  last_name: Eisenhauer
- first_name: Alban
  full_name: Gebler, Alban
  last_name: Gebler
- first_name: Christopher
  full_name: Kyba, Christopher
  last_name: Kyba
- first_name: Christine
  full_name: Römermann, Christine
  last_name: Römermann
- first_name: Tom
  full_name: Shatwell, Tom
  id: '86424'
  last_name: Shatwell
  orcid: 0000-0002-4520-7916
- first_name: Jes
  full_name: Hines, Jes
  last_name: Hines
citation:
  ama: 'Bucher SF, Uhde L, Weigelt A, et al. Artificial light at night decreases plant
    diversity and performance in experimental grassland communities. <i>Philosophical
    Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i>. 2023;378(1892).
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0358">10.1098/rstb.2022.0358</a>'
  apa: 'Bucher, S. F., Uhde, L., Weigelt, A., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N., Gebler,
    A., Kyba, C., Römermann, C., Shatwell, T., &#38; Hines, J. (2023). Artificial
    light at night decreases plant diversity and performance in experimental grassland
    communities. <i>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological
    Sciences</i>, <i>378</i>(1892). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0358">https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0358</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Bucher SF <i>et al.</i></b> (2023) Artificial Light at Night Decreases
    Plant Diversity and Performance in Experimental Grassland Communities. <i>Philosophical
    Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i> <b>378</b>.'
  chicago: 'Bucher, Solveig Franziska, Lia Uhde, Alexandra Weigelt, Simone Cesarz,
    Nico Eisenhauer, Alban Gebler, Christopher Kyba, Christine Römermann, Tom Shatwell,
    and Jes Hines. “Artificial Light at Night Decreases Plant Diversity and Performance
    in Experimental Grassland Communities.” <i>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
    Society B: Biological Sciences</i> 378, no. 1892 (2023). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0358">https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0358</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Bucher, Solveig Franziska, Lia Uhde, Alexandra Weigelt, Simone Cesarz,
    Nico Eisenhauer, Alban Gebler, Christopher Kyba, Christine Römermann, Tom Shatwell
    und Jes Hines. 2023. Artificial light at night decreases plant diversity and performance
    in experimental grassland communities. <i>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
    Society B: Biological Sciences</i> 378, Nr. 1892. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0358">10.1098/rstb.2022.0358</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;"><span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Bucher,
    Solveig Franziska</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Uhde, Lia</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Weigelt, Alexandra</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Cesarz,
    Simone</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Eisenhauer, Nico</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Gebler, Alban</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Kyba,
    Christopher</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Römermann, Christine</span>
    ; u. a.</span>: Artificial light at night decreases plant diversity and performance
    in experimental grassland communities. In: <i>Philosophical Transactions of the
    Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i> Bd. 378. London, The Royal Society (2023),
    Nr. 1892'
  havard: 'S.F. Bucher, L. Uhde, A. Weigelt, S. Cesarz, N. Eisenhauer, A. Gebler,
    C. Kyba, C. Römermann, T. Shatwell, J. Hines, Artificial light at night decreases
    plant diversity and performance in experimental grassland communities, Philosophical
    Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378 (2023).'
  ieee: 'S. F. Bucher <i>et al.</i>, “Artificial light at night decreases plant diversity
    and performance in experimental grassland communities,” <i>Philosophical Transactions
    of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i>, vol. 378, no. 1892, 2023, doi:
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0358">10.1098/rstb.2022.0358</a>.'
  mla: 'Bucher, Solveig Franziska, et al. “Artificial Light at Night Decreases Plant
    Diversity and Performance in Experimental Grassland Communities.” <i>Philosophical
    Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i>, vol. 378, no. 1892,
    2023, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0358">https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0358</a>.'
  short: 'S.F. Bucher, L. Uhde, A. Weigelt, S. Cesarz, N. Eisenhauer, A. Gebler, C.
    Kyba, C. Römermann, T. Shatwell, J. Hines, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
    Society B: Biological Sciences 378 (2023).'
  ufg: '<b>Bucher, Solveig Franziska u. a.</b>: Artificial light at night decreases
    plant diversity and performance in experimental grassland communities, in: <i>Philosophical
    Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i> 378 (2023), H. 1892.'
  van: 'Bucher SF, Uhde L, Weigelt A, Cesarz S, Eisenhauer N, Gebler A, et al. Artificial
    light at night decreases plant diversity and performance in experimental grassland
    communities. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
    2023;378(1892).'
date_created: 2024-12-08T19:47:18Z
date_updated: 2024-12-11T13:22:50Z
department:
- _id: DEP8022
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0358
extern: '1'
intvolume: '       378'
issue: '1892'
language:
- iso: eng
place: London
publication: 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences'
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1471-2970
  issn:
  - 0962-8436
publication_status: published
publisher: The Royal Society
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Artificial light at night decreases plant diversity and performance in experimental
  grassland communities
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 378
year: '2023'
...
---
_id: '12220'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Artificial light at night (ALAN) is predicted to have far-reaching consequences
    for natural ecosystems given its influence on organismal physiology and behaviour,
    species interactions and community composition. Movement and predation are fundamental
    ecological processes that are of critical importance to ecosystem functioning.
    The natural movements and foraging behaviours of nocturnal invertebrates may be
    particularly sensitive to the presence of ALAN. However, we still lack evidence
    of how these processes respond to ALAN within a community context. We assembled
    insect communities to quantify their movement activity and predation rates during
    simulated Moon cycles across a gradient of diffuse night-time illuminance including
    the full range of observed skyglow intensities. Using radio frequency identification,
    we tracked the movements of insects within a fragmented grassland Ecotron experiment.
    We additionally quantified predation rates using prey dummies. Our results reveal
    that even low-intensity skyglow causes a temporal shift in movement activity from
    day to night, and a spatial shift towards open habitats at night. Changes in movement
    activity are associated with indirect shifts in predation rates. Spatio-temporal
    shifts in movement and predation have important implications for ecological networks
    and ecosystem functioning, highlighting the disruptive potential of ALAN for global
    biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services.
author:
- first_name: Alexander
  full_name: Dyer, Alexander
  last_name: Dyer
- first_name: Remo
  full_name: Ryser, Remo
  last_name: Ryser
- first_name: Ulrich
  full_name: Brose, Ulrich
  last_name: Brose
- first_name: Angelos
  full_name: Amyntas, Angelos
  last_name: Amyntas
- first_name: Nora
  full_name: Bodnar, Nora
  last_name: Bodnar
- first_name: Thomas
  full_name: Boy, Thomas
  last_name: Boy
- first_name: Solveig
  full_name: Franziska Bucher, Solveig
  last_name: Franziska Bucher
- first_name: Simone
  full_name: Cesarz, Simone
  last_name: Cesarz
- first_name: Nico
  full_name: Eisenhauer, Nico
  last_name: Eisenhauer
- first_name: Alban
  full_name: Gebler, Alban
  last_name: Gebler
- first_name: Jes
  full_name: Hines, Jes
  last_name: Hines
- first_name: Christopher C. M.
  full_name: Kyba, Christopher C. M.
  last_name: Kyba
- first_name: Myles H. M.
  full_name: Menz, Myles H. M.
  last_name: Menz
- first_name: Karl
  full_name: Rackwitz, Karl
  last_name: Rackwitz
- first_name: Tom
  full_name: Shatwell, Tom
  id: '86424'
  last_name: Shatwell
  orcid: 0000-0002-4520-7916
- first_name: Jördis F.
  full_name: Terlau, Jördis F.
  last_name: Terlau
- first_name: Myriam R.
  full_name: Hirt, Myriam R.
  last_name: Hirt
citation:
  ama: 'Dyer A, Ryser R, Brose U, et al. Insect communities under skyglow: diffuse
    night-time illuminance induces spatio-temporal shifts in movement and predation.
    <i>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i>.
    2023;378(1892). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0359">10.1098/rstb.2022.0359</a>'
  apa: 'Dyer, A., Ryser, R., Brose, U., Amyntas, A., Bodnar, N., Boy, T., Franziska
    Bucher, S., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N., Gebler, A., Hines, J., Kyba, C. C. M.,
    Menz, M. H. M., Rackwitz, K., Shatwell, T., Terlau, J. F., &#38; Hirt, M. R. (2023).
    Insect communities under skyglow: diffuse night-time illuminance induces spatio-temporal
    shifts in movement and predation. <i>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
    B: Biological Sciences</i>, <i>378</i>(1892). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0359">https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0359</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Dyer A <i>et al.</i></b> (2023) Insect Communities under Skyglow: Diffuse
    Night-Time Illuminance Induces Spatio-Temporal Shifts in Movement and Predation.
    <i>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i>
    <b>378</b>.'
  chicago: 'Dyer, Alexander, Remo Ryser, Ulrich Brose, Angelos Amyntas, Nora Bodnar,
    Thomas Boy, Solveig Franziska Bucher, et al. “Insect Communities under Skyglow:
    Diffuse Night-Time Illuminance Induces Spatio-Temporal Shifts in Movement and
    Predation.” <i>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i>
    378, no. 1892 (2023). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0359">https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0359</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Dyer, Alexander, Remo Ryser, Ulrich Brose, Angelos Amyntas, Nora Bodnar,
    Thomas Boy, Solveig Franziska Bucher, u. a. 2023. Insect communities under skyglow:
    diffuse night-time illuminance induces spatio-temporal shifts in movement and
    predation. <i>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i>
    378, Nr. 1892. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0359">10.1098/rstb.2022.0359</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;"><span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Dyer,
    Alexander</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Ryser, Remo</span> ;
    <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Brose, Ulrich</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Amyntas,
    Angelos</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Bodnar, Nora</span> ;
    <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Boy, Thomas</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Franziska
    Bucher, Solveig</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Cesarz, Simone</span>
    ; u. a.</span>: Insect communities under skyglow: diffuse night-time illuminance
    induces spatio-temporal shifts in movement and predation. In: <i>Philosophical
    Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i> Bd. 378. London,
    The Royal Society (2023), Nr. 1892'
  havard: 'A. Dyer, R. Ryser, U. Brose, A. Amyntas, N. Bodnar, T. Boy, S. Franziska
    Bucher, S. Cesarz, N. Eisenhauer, A. Gebler, J. Hines, C.C.M. Kyba, M.H.M. Menz,
    K. Rackwitz, T. Shatwell, J.F. Terlau, M.R. Hirt, Insect communities under skyglow:
    diffuse night-time illuminance induces spatio-temporal shifts in movement and
    predation, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
    378 (2023).'
  ieee: 'A. Dyer <i>et al.</i>, “Insect communities under skyglow: diffuse night-time
    illuminance induces spatio-temporal shifts in movement and predation,” <i>Philosophical
    Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i>, vol. 378, no. 1892,
    2023, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0359">10.1098/rstb.2022.0359</a>.'
  mla: 'Dyer, Alexander, et al. “Insect Communities under Skyglow: Diffuse Night-Time
    Illuminance Induces Spatio-Temporal Shifts in Movement and Predation.” <i>Philosophical
    Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i>, vol. 378, no. 1892,
    2023, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0359">https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0359</a>.'
  short: 'A. Dyer, R. Ryser, U. Brose, A. Amyntas, N. Bodnar, T. Boy, S. Franziska
    Bucher, S. Cesarz, N. Eisenhauer, A. Gebler, J. Hines, C.C.M. Kyba, M.H.M. Menz,
    K. Rackwitz, T. Shatwell, J.F. Terlau, M.R. Hirt, Philosophical Transactions of
    the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 378 (2023).'
  ufg: '<b>Dyer, Alexander u. a.</b>: Insect communities under skyglow: diffuse night-time
    illuminance induces spatio-temporal shifts in movement and predation, in: <i>Philosophical
    Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences</i> 378 (2023), H. 1892.'
  van: 'Dyer A, Ryser R, Brose U, Amyntas A, Bodnar N, Boy T, et al. Insect communities
    under skyglow: diffuse night-time illuminance induces spatio-temporal shifts in
    movement and predation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological
    Sciences. 2023;378(1892).'
date_created: 2024-12-08T19:48:22Z
date_updated: 2024-12-11T13:21:29Z
department:
- _id: DEP8022
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0359
extern: '1'
intvolume: '       378'
issue: '1892'
language:
- iso: eng
place: London
publication: 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences'
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1471-2970
  issn:
  - 0962-8436
publication_status: published
publisher: The Royal Society
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'Insect communities under skyglow: diffuse night-time illuminance induces spatio-temporal
  shifts in movement and predation'
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 378
year: '2023'
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