Funded by California Department of Transportation
Project Manager: Simon Bisrat, Ph.D.
Research Panel: Scott Quinnell, Natasha Walton, Mario Mariotta, Wesley Bexton, Rachel Roberts, Lindsay Vivian, Andrew Amacher (CDFW), John Taylor (USFWS)
Goals
- Synthesize effects of LEDs on terrestrial wildlife in systematic review.
- Investigate the interacting effects of light intensity and spectrum on activity patterns of the nocturnal house mouse as a model species.
- Develop techniques to estimate impacts light of different spectral compositions would have on selected sensitive wildlife species.
- Develop technique to map area affected by different lighting luminaires on selected sensitive species, incorporating visual sensitivity.
- Develop technical assistance materials to implement findings by Caltrans.
Results
Longcore, T. [Principal Investigator]. Effects of LED Lighting on Terrestrial Wildlife. Prepared under Contract #65A0766 between California Department of Transportation and Regents of the University of California. UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Los Angeles (2023).
Longcore, T. A compendium of photopigment peak sensitivities and spectral response curves of terrestrial wildlife to guide color choice for outdoor nighttime lighting. Basic and Applied Ecology 73:40-50 (2023).
Longcore, T. Pollution, light. In S. Scheiner, ed.-in-chief, Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, 3rd Edition. Elsevier (2023).
Longcore, T., S. A. M. Villanueva, K. Nguyen-Ngo, C. A. Ghiani, B. Harrison, and C. S. Colwell. Relative importance of intensity and spectrum of artificial light at night in disrupting behavior of a nocturnal rodent. Journal of Experimental Biology (2024).
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