New atlas illuminates impact of artificial light in the ocean at night

Conservation ecologist Thomas Davies has long known that natural light plays a pivotal role in the lives of many marine organisms. “They use it as a clock,” Davies, a lecturer in marine conservation at the University of Plymouth, U.K., told Mongabay in a video interview. “They use it to regulate the timing of particular events … Continue reading New atlas illuminates impact of artificial light in the ocean at night