Streetlights attract a broad array of beetle species
ABSTRACT Light pollution on ecosystems is a growing concern, and knowledge about the effects of outdoor lighting on organisms is crucial to understand and mitigate impacts. Here we build up on a previous study to characterize the diversity of all beetles attracted to different commonly used streetli...
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| author | Bruno Augusto Souza de Medeiros Alessandro Barghini Sergio Antonio Vanin |
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| description | ABSTRACT Light pollution on ecosystems is a growing concern, and knowledge about the effects of outdoor lighting on organisms is crucial to understand and mitigate impacts. Here we build up on a previous study to characterize the diversity of all beetles attracted to different commonly used streetlight set ups. We find that lights attract beetles from a broad taxonomic and ecological spectrum. Lights that attract a large number of insect individuals draw an equally high number of insect species. While there is some evidence for heterogeneity in the preference of beetle species to different kinds of light, all species are more attracted to some light radiating ultraviolet. The functional basis of this heterogeneity, however, is not clear. Our results highlight that control of ultraviolet radiation in public lighting is important to reduce the number and diversity of insects attracted to lights. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4c68957057046a2b4f8c46681d0c0882022-12-22T03:07:57ZengSociedade Brasileira de EntomologiaRevista Brasileira de Entomologia1806-9665611747910.1016/j.rbe.2016.11.004S0085-56262017000100074Streetlights attract a broad array of beetle speciesBruno Augusto Souza de MedeirosAlessandro BarghiniSergio Antonio VaninABSTRACT Light pollution on ecosystems is a growing concern, and knowledge about the effects of outdoor lighting on organisms is crucial to understand and mitigate impacts. Here we build up on a previous study to characterize the diversity of all beetles attracted to different commonly used streetlight set ups. We find that lights attract beetles from a broad taxonomic and ecological spectrum. Lights that attract a large number of insect individuals draw an equally high number of insect species. While there is some evidence for heterogeneity in the preference of beetle species to different kinds of light, all species are more attracted to some light radiating ultraviolet. The functional basis of this heterogeneity, however, is not clear. Our results highlight that control of ultraviolet radiation in public lighting is important to reduce the number and diversity of insects attracted to lights.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262017000100074&lng=en&tlng=enLightingColeopteraLight pollutionInsectsUltraviolet |
| spellingShingle | Bruno Augusto Souza de Medeiros Alessandro Barghini Sergio Antonio Vanin Streetlights attract a broad array of beetle species Revista Brasileira de Entomologia Lighting Coleoptera Light pollution Insects Ultraviolet |
| title | Streetlights attract a broad array of beetle species |
| title_full | Streetlights attract a broad array of beetle species |
| title_fullStr | Streetlights attract a broad array of beetle species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Streetlights attract a broad array of beetle species |
| title_short | Streetlights attract a broad array of beetle species |
| title_sort | streetlights attract a broad array of beetle species |
| topic | Lighting Coleoptera Light pollution Insects Ultraviolet |
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