Publications by authors named "Fraser T Brough"
Impacts of artificial light at night on the early life history of two ecosystem engineers.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
December 2023
Article Synopsis
- Sessile marine invertebrates, like mussels and barnacles, help shape their ecosystems and rely on natural light cycles for their larvae to thrive.
- Artificial light at night (ALAN) can harm the survival of these larvae, with mussels facing a 57% decrease and barnacles a 13% decrease in survival rates.
- The study highlights that ALAN not only affects how many larvae survive but could also impact the broader ecological communities these important species support.