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References:

 

What is Light Pollution?:

 

  1. Aubrecht, C. (2010). Global assessment of light pollution impact on protected areas. Columbia University and Austrian Institute of Technology, Retrieved from http://www.ciesin.org/documents/light-pollution-Jan2010.pdf

  2. Bogard, P. (2013). Bringing back the night: a fight against light pollution. Yale Environment. Retrieved from http://e360.yale.edu/feature/bringing_back_the_night__a_fight_against_light_pollution/2681/

  3. Chepesiuk, R. (2009). Missing the dark health effects of light pollution. Environment Health Perfectives. 117(1), Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627884/pdf/EHP-117-a20.pdf

  4. P. Cinzano, F. Falchi, C.D. (2001). Elvidge The first world atlas of the artificial night sky brightness Mon. Not. Light Pollution. Retrieved from http://www.lightpollution.it/cinzano/download/0108052.pdf

  5. Clark, PhD, Barry, A.J. (2008). A rationale for the mandatory limitation of outdoor lighting. Outdoor Lighting Improvement Section of the Astronomical Society of Victoria Inc, Australia. Retrieved from http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/attachments/2196840-Arguments%20for%20Lighting%20ordinances.pdf

  6. Falchi, F., Cinzano, P., Elvidge, C., Keith, D., & Haim, A. (2011). Limiting the impact of light pollution on human health, environment and stellar visibility. Journal of Environment Management. 92(10)2714-2722

  7. Gallaway, T., Olsen, R., & Mitchell, D. (2009). The economics of global light pollution. Ecological Economics. 69(3)658-665

  8. Lyytimäki, J., Tapio, P., & Assmuth, T. (2011). Unawareness in environmental protection: The case of light pollution from traffic. Land Use Policy. 29(3)598-604

  9. Spivey, A (2010) Light Pollution: Light at Night and Breast Cancer Risk Worldwide. Environ Health Perspect.188(12): A525 doi: 10.1289/ehp.118.a525

  10. Toothman, J. (2011). How Light Pollution Works. How Stuff Works? Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/light-pollution1.htm

 

Terrestrial Species:

 

  1. Baker, B.J. & Richardson, J.M.L. (2006) The effect of artificial light on male breeding-season behavior in green frogs, Rana clamitans melanota. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 84, 1528–1532.

  2. Beier, P. (2005) Effects of Artificial Night Lighting on Terrestrial Mammals. Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting. 2, 19-42.

  3. Bird, B.L., Branch, L.C. & Miller, D.L. (2004) Effects of Coastal Lighting on Foraging Behavior of Beach Mice. Conservation Biology, 18, 1435–1439.

  4. Chepesiuk, R. (2009) Missing the Dark. Environmental Health Perspectives, 117, A20–A27.

  5. Dominoni, D.M., Carmona-Wagner, E.O., Hofmann, M., Kranstauber, B. & Partecke, J. (2014) Individual-based measurements of light intensity provide new insights into the effects of artificial light at night on daily rhythms of urban-dwelling songbirds. Journal of Animal Ecology, 83, 681–692.

  6. Dominoni, D.M., Quetting, M. & Partecke, J. (2013) Long-Term Effects of Chronic Light Pollution on Seasonal Functions of European Blackbirds (Turdus merula). PLoS One, 8.

  7. Ecological Society of America. (2009). Polarized Light Leads Animals Astray: 'Ecological Traps' Cause Animal Behaviors That Can Lead To Death. ScienceDaily.

  8. Guynup, S. (2003) Light Pollution Taking Toll on Wildlife. National Geographic.

  9. Kempenaers, B., Borgström, P., Loës, P., Schlicht, E. & Valcu, M. (2010) Artificial Night Lighting Affects Dawn Song, Extra-Pair Siring Success, and Lay Date in Songbirds. Current Biology, 20, 1735–1739.

  10. Klinkenborg, V. (2008) OUR VANISHING NIGHT. National Geographic, 214, 102–123.

  11. Miller, M.W. (2006) APPARENT EFFECTS OF LIGHT POLLUTION ON SINGING BEHAVIOR OF AMERICAN ROBINS. The Condor, 108, 130–139.

  12. Newport, J., Shorthouse, D.J. & Manning, A.D. (2014) The effects of light and noise from urban development on biodiversity: Implications for protected areas in Australia. Ecological Management & Restoration, 15, 204–214.

  13. Perry, G., Buchanan, B.W., Fisher, R.N., Salmon, M. & Wise, S.E. (2008) Effects of artificial night lighting on amphibians and reptiles in urban environments. Urban Herpetology, 239–256.

  14. Poot, H., Ens, B.J., Vries, H. de, Donners, M.A.H., Wernand, M.R. & Marquenie, J.M. (2008) Green Light for Nocturnally Migrating Birds. Ecology & Society, 13, 1–14.

  15. Reese, A. (2000) Take Back the Night. E: The Environmental Magazine, 11, 22.

  16. Rich., Longcore. (2004) Ecological light pollution. Front Ecol Environ, 2(4): 191–198.

  17. Semlitsch, R.D. (2008) Differentiating Migration and Dispersal Processes for Pond-Breeding Amphibians. Journal of Wildlife Management, 72, 260–267.

  18. Sinsch, U. (1990) Migration and orientation in anuran amphibians. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 2, 65–79.

 

Marine Species:

 

  1. Longcore, Travis, and Catherine Rich. "Ecological Light Pollution." Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2.4 (2004): n. pag. ESA Online Journals. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.

  2. Moore, Marianne V., Stephanie M. Pierce, Hannah M. Walsh, Siri K. Kvalvik, and Julie D. Lim. "Urban Light Pollution Alters the Diel Vertical Migration of Daphnia." (2000): n. pag. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.

  3. Davies, Thomas W., James P. Duffy, Jon Bennie, and Kevin J. Gaston. "The Nature, Extent, and Ecological Implications of Marine Light Pollution." Marine Life Pollution (2014): n. pag. The Ecological Society of America. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.

  4. Petersen, Aili. "Night Lights." American Scientist. Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Jan.-Feb. 2001. Web. 05 Oct. 2014.

  5. "Corals." NOAA National Ocean Service Education. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2014.

  6. Aubrecht, C., and C.D. Elvidge. "Satellite Observed Nighttime Lights as an Indicator of Human Induced Stress on Coral Reefs." (n.d.): n. pag. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.

  7. "Light Pollution Offers New Global Measure Of Coral Reef Health." ScienceDaily. University of Southern California, 26 Nov. 2008. Web. 05 Oct. 2014.

  8. Gil, A., P. Rodrigues, D. Ziskin, C.D. Elvidge, and C. Aubrecht. "Observing Stress of Artificial Night Lighting on Marine Ecosystems-- A Remote Sensing Application Study." 38 (2010): n. pag. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.

  9. Witherington, Blair E., and Erik R. Martin. "Understanding, Assessing, and Resolving Light-Pollution Problems on Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches." Florida Marine Research Institute Technical Reports (2000): n. pag. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.

  10. Nicholas, Mark. "Light Pollution and Marine Turtle Hatchlings: The Straw That Breaks the Camel's Back?" Protecting Dark Skies 18.4 (2001): n. pag. The George Wright FORUM. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.

  11. Berry, Megan, David T. Booth, and Colin J. Limpus. "Artificial Lighting and Disrupted Sea-Finding Behaviour in Hatchling Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta Caretta) on the Woongarra Coast, South-east Queensland, Australia." Australian Journal of Zoology (2013): 137-45. CSIRO Publishing. Web. 5 Oct. 2014.

  12. Aguirre, Alonso. "Light Pollution." Personal interview. 11 Nov. 2014.

 

Policy:

 

  1. Barentine, John. Personal Interview. 21 November 2014.

  2. Beach and Shore Preservation Act, Fla. Stat. § 161 (2014).

  3. Beach and Shore Preservation Act, Fla. Stat. § 161.163 (2014).

  4. Beachfront Management Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 48-39 (2013).

  5. Claudio, L. (2009). Switch On the Night. Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(1), A28-A31.

  6. Flagstaff, Arizona. Zoning Codes. Division 10-20.40.100

  7. Flagstaff, Arizona. Zoning Codes. Division 10-50.70

  8. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 1993. Chapter 62B-55: Model Lighting Ordinance for Marine Turtle Protection.

  9. Florida’s Marine Turtle Protection Act, Fla. Stat. § 379.2431 (2014).

  10. International Dark-Sky Association. (2014). About IDA. Retrieved from http://www.darksky.org/about-us

  11. South Carolina Department of Health and Environment Control. (2014). Local Comprehensive Beach Management Plans. Retrieved from http://www.scdhec.gov/HomeAndEnvironment/Water/CoastalManagement/BeachManagement/LocalBeachPlan/

  12. Wagner, R. (2008). “Petition for Rulemaking Under the Clean Air Act to Monitor and Reduce the Atmospheric Discoloration of the Night Sky.”

 

Education:

 

  1. Ammunition for dark skies activists. (2010). Astronomy & Geophysics, 51(4), 4.06-4.06. DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2010.51404_9.x

  2. Bauer, S. E., Wagner, S. E., Burch, J., Bayakly, R., & Vena, J. E. (2013).

  3. Berg, R. (2009). Getting serious about light pollution. Journal Of Environmental Health, 71(9), 46-48. 

  4. Clanton, N. (2013). Opinion: Light pollution ... is it important? Lighting Research and Technology, 46(4), 4-4. Doi 177/1477153513519378

  5. Claudio, Luz. (Jan., 2009). Switch on the Night: Policies for Smarter Lighting.  Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 117, No. 1, pp. A28-A31. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/40066664

  6. Falchi, F., Cinzano, P., Elvidge, C., Keith, D., & Haim, A. (2011). Limiting The Impact Of Light Pollution On Human Health, Environment And Stellar Visibility. Journal of Environmental Management, 92(10), 2714-2722. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.06.029

  7. Gallaway, T. (2010). On Light Pollution, Passive Pleasures, And The Instrumental Value Of Beauty. Journal of Economic Issues, 44(1), 71-88. DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624440104

  8. "International Dark Sky Association." Save Our Stars (SOS). IDA, n.d. Web. 6 Oct. 2014. <http://www.darksky.org/education/228-save-our-stars-sos>.

  9. Lyytimäki, J., Tapio, P., & Assmuth, T. (2012). Unawareness in environmental protection: The case of light pollution from traffic. Land Use Policy, 29(3), 598-604. DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.10.002

  10. Rabaza, O., Galadí-Enríquez, D., Estrella, A., & Dols, F. (2010). All-Sky brightness monitoring of light pollution with astronomical methods. Journal of Environmental Management, 91(6), 1278-1287. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.02.002

  11. Spivey, Angela. LIGHT POLLUTION. Light at Night and Breast Cancer Risk Worldwide

  12. Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 118, No. 12 (DEC. 2010), p. A525. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40963905

  13. "STC's Educational Initiatives." Sea Turtle Conservancy . Sea Turtle Conservancy, n.d. Web. 6 Oct. 2014. <http://www.conserveturtles.org/education.php>.

  14. Walker, C., & Pompea, S. (2011, January 1). GLOBE at Night: A Worldwide Citizen-Science Program to Increase Awareness of Light Pollution by Measuring Night Sky Brightness. Retrieved October 5, 2014.

  15. Wood, Thomas. “Conservation Ethics”. Mysteries of Migration. George Mason University. Robinson A 123. September, 16, 2014: Lecture.

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