Direct and indirect effects of light pollution on the performance of an herbivorous insect

• 来源期刊: 中国昆虫科学（英文版）
• 关键词: anthropogenic disturbance continuous photoperiod light pollution Lepidoptera
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（4）
• 页码范围: 770-776
• 页数: 7页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12574

摘要

Light pollution is a global disturbance with resounding impacts on a wide variety of organisms,but our understanding of these impacts is restricted to relatively few higher vertebrate species.We tested the direct effects of light pollution on herbivore performance as well as indirect effects mediated by host plant quality We found that artificial light from streetlights alters plant toughness.Additionally,we found evidence of both direct and indirect effects of light pollution on the performance of an herbivorous insect,which indicates that streetlights can have cascading impacts on multiple trophic levels.Our novel findings suggest that light pollution can alter plant-insect interactions and thus may have important community-wide consequences.