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Published: May 23, 2024
Vol/Issue: 5(6)
Pages: 417-430
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Hector Linares Arroyo

School of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland

GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam 14473, Germany.; Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Berlin 12587, Germany.

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Monika Kuffer

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Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel

Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, Granada C.P. 18008, Spain.; Dept. Astrofísica y CC. de la Atmósfera, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain.

Christopher C. M. Kyba

GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany; Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, 12587 Berlin, Germany

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Hector Linares Arroyo, Angela Abascal, Tobias Degen, et al. (2024). Monitoring, trends and impacts of light pollution. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 5(6), 417-430. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-024-00555-9

Monitoring, trends and impacts of light pollution

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