Artificial light at night as a new threat to pollination

Eva Knop (), Leana Zoller, Remo Ryser, Christopher Gerpe, Maurin Hörler and Colin Fontaine
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Eva Knop: University of Bern, Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Leana Zoller: University of Bern, Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Remo Ryser: University of Bern, Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Christopher Gerpe: University of Bern, Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Maurin Hörler: University of Bern, Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Colin Fontaine: Centre d’Ecologie et des Sciences de la Conservation, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR 7204 CNRS-MNHN

Nature, 2017, vol. 548, issue 7666, 206-209

Abstract: The pollination service provided by nocturnal flower visitors is disrupted near streetlamps, which leads to a reduced reproductive output of the plant that cannot be compensated for by day-time pollinators; in addition, the structure of combined nocturnal and diurnal pollination networks facilitates the spread of the consequences of disrupted night-time pollination to daytime pollinators.

Date: 2017
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