{"title":"What is the fitness benefit of night lighting for toads?","authors":"Matthew L Richardson","doi":"10.1002/fee.2787","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Artificial light at night is often viewed as harmful for animals, with negative effects documented for vertebrates and invertebrates alike, and the term light pollution reflects its undesirability. Less well studied are animals that have come to exploit this “night-light niche”. Some species of toads are anecdotally known to feed on insects attracted to night lighting, including Woodhouse's toad (<i>Anaxyrus woodhousii</i>), which is a common toad throughout much of central-western North America.</p>","PeriodicalId":171,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","volume":"22 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fee.2787","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.2787","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ECOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Artificial light at night is often viewed as harmful for animals, with negative effects documented for vertebrates and invertebrates alike, and the term light pollution reflects its undesirability. Less well studied are animals that have come to exploit this “night-light niche”. Some species of toads are anecdotally known to feed on insects attracted to night lighting, including Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii), which is a common toad throughout much of central-western North America.
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Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is a publication by the Ecological Society of America that focuses on the significance of ecology and environmental science in various aspects of research and problem-solving. The journal covers topics such as biodiversity conservation, ecosystem preservation, natural resource management, public policy, and other related areas.
The publication features a range of content, including peer-reviewed articles, editorials, commentaries, letters, and occasional special issues and topical series. It releases ten issues per year, excluding January and July. ESA members receive both print and electronic copies of the journal, while institutional subscriptions are also available.
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is highly regarded in the field, as indicated by its ranking in the 2021 Journal Citation Reports by Clarivate Analytics. The journal is ranked 4th out of 174 in ecology journals and 11th out of 279 in environmental sciences journals. Its impact factor for 2021 is reported as 13.789, which further demonstrates its influence and importance in the scientific community.
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