TY  - JOUR
A1  - van Grunsven, Roy Hendrikus Antonius
A1  - Jaehnichen, David
A1  - Grubisic, Maja
A1  - Hölker, Franz
T1  - Slugs (Arionidae) benefit from nocturnal artificial illumination
JF  - Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology
N2  - Artificial illumination increases around the globe and this has been found to affect many groups of organisms and ecosystems. By manipulating nocturnal illumination using one large experimental field site with 24 streetlights and one dark control, we assessed the impact of artificial illumination on slugs over a period of 4 years. The number of slugs, primarily Arionidae, increased strongly in the illuminated site but not on the dark site. There are several nonexclusive explanations for this effect, including reduced predation and increased food quality in the form of carcasses of insects attracted by the light. As slugs play an important role in ecosystems and are also important pest species, the increase of slugs under artificial illumination cannot only affect ecosystem functioning but also have important economic consequences.
KW  - ALAN
KW  - Arionidae
KW  - gastropoda
KW  - light pollution
KW  - phototaxis
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.2170
SN  - 2471-5646
VL  - 329
IS  - 8-9
SP  - 429
EP  - 433
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -