Search Results - "Gaston, Kevin J."

Extinction of experience: the loss of human — nature interactions by Soga, Masashi, Gaston, Kevin J

“…Increasingly, people are becoming less likely to have direct contact with nature (natural environments and their associated wildlife) in their everyday lives…”
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Shifting baseline syndrome: causes, consequences, and implications by Soga, Masashi, Gaston, Kevin J, Halsey, Oliver

“…With ongoing environmental degradation at local, regional, and global scales, people's accepted thresholds for environmental conditions are continually being…”
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The ecology of human-nature interactions by Soga, Masashi, Gaston, Kevin J

“…The direct interactions between people and nature are critically important in many ways, with growing attention particularly on their impacts on human health…”
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Geographic range limits: achieving synthesis by Gaston, Kevin J

“…Understanding of the determinants of species' geographic range limits remains poorly integrated. In part, this is because of the diversity of perspectives on…”
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Lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles will revolutionize spatial ecology by Anderson, Karen, Gaston, Kevin J

“…Ecologists require spatially explicit data to relate structure to function. To date, heavy reliance has been placed on obtaining such data from remote-sensing…”
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The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution: a mechanistic appraisal by Gaston, Kevin J., Bennie, Jonathan, Davies, Thomas W., Hopkins, John

“…ABSTRACT The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution have been a longstanding source of concern, accentuated by realized and projected growth in…”
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The biological impacts of artificial light at night: the research challenge by Gaston, Kevin J., Visser, Marcel E., Hölker, Franz

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Ecological effects of artificial light at night on wild plants by Bennie, Jonathan, Davies, Thomas W., Cruse, David, Gaston, Kevin J., Swenson, Nathan

“…Plants use light as a source of both energy and information. Plant physiological responses to light, and interactions between plants and animals (such as…”
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Human–nature interactions and the consequences and drivers of provisioning wildlife by Cox, Daniel T. C., Gaston, Kevin J.

“…Many human populations are undergoing an extinction of experience, with a progressive decline in interactions with nature. This is a consequence both of a loss…”
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Gardening is beneficial for health: A meta-analysis by Soga, Masashi, Gaston, Kevin J, Yamaura, Yuichi

“…Abstract There is increasing evidence that gardening provides substantial human health benefits. However, no formal statistical assessment has been conducted…”
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Likeability of Garden Birds: Importance of Species Knowledge & Richness in Connecting People to Nature by Cox, Daniel T C, Gaston, Kevin J

“…Interacting with nature is widely recognised as providing many health and well-being benefits. As people live increasingly urbanised lifestyles, the provision…”
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Common European birds are declining rapidly while less abundant species' numbers are rising by Inger, Richard, Gregory, Richard, Duffy, James P., Stott, Iain, Voříšek, Petr, Gaston, Kevin J.

“…Biodiversity is undergoing unprecedented global decline. Efforts to slow this rate have focused foremost on rarer species, which are at most risk of…”
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Body size variation in insects: a macroecological perspective by Chown, Steven L., Gaston, Kevin J.

“…Body size is a key feature of organisms and varies continuously because of the effects of natural selection on the size‐dependency of resource acquisition and…”
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Impacts of Artificial Light at Night on Biological Timings by Gaston, Kevin J, Davies, Thomas W, Nedelec, Sophie L, Holt, Lauren A

“…The use of artificial lighting to illuminate the night has provided substantial benefits to humankind. It has also disrupted natural daily, seasonal, and lunar…”
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Opportunity or orientation? Who uses urban parks and why by Lin, Brenda B, Fuller, Richard A, Bush, Robert, Gaston, Kevin J, Shanahan, Danielle F

“…There is growing recognition that interactions with nature provide many desirable human well-being outcomes, yet increasing urbanization is degrading the…”
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The Health Benefits of Urban Nature: How Much Do We Need? by SHANAHAN, DANIELLE F., FULLER, RICHARD A., BUSH, ROBERT, LIN, BRENDA B., GASTON, KEVIN J.

“…Over 30 years of research has shown that urban nature is a promising tool for enhancing the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the world’s…”
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Functional diversity: back to basics and looking forward by Petchey, Owen L, Gaston, Kevin J

“…Functional diversity is a component of biodiversity that generally concerns the range of things that organisms do in communities and ecosystems. Here, we…”
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Health Benefits from Nature Experiences Depend on Dose by Shanahan, Danielle F., Bush, Robert, Gaston, Kevin J., Lin, Brenda B., Dean, Julie, Barber, Elizabeth, Fuller, Richard A.

“…Nature within cities will have a central role in helping address key global public health challenges associated with urbanization. However, there is almost no…”
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A meta-analysis of biological impacts of artificial light at night by Sanders, Dirk, Frago, Enric, Kehoe, Rachel, Patterson, Christophe, Gaston, Kevin J.

“…Natural light cycles are being eroded over large areas of the globe by the direct emissions and sky brightening that result from sources of artificial…”
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Human alteration of natural light cycles: causes and ecological consequences by Gaston, Kevin J., Duffy, James P., Gaston, Sian, Bennie, Jonathan, Davies, Thomas W.

“…Artificial light at night is profoundly altering natural light cycles, particularly as perceived by many organisms, over extensive areas of the globe. This…”
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