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Coastal cities can cause enough light pollution to trick coral reefs so that they spawn outside of times that are best for reproduction.

Research from the study showed that corals exposed to ALAN are spawning one to three days closer to the full moon than corals on reefs not exposed to light.

Light pollution from coastal cities has been discovered to disrupt the reproduction cycles of coral reefs, according to a recent study. The research, conducted by an international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Plymouth

The study looked at coastal regions from all over the world and they found that coral reefs in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf are particularly affected by light pollution.

The light pollution caused by coastal cities can trick coral reefs into spawning outside of the optimum times when they would normally reproduce, a new study has found.

Research published in Nature Communications shows that corals exposed to artificial light at night are spawning one to three days outside of their optimum reproductive periods. This could reduce the likelihood of coral eggs being fertilised and surviving to produce new adult corals that help reefs to recover after bleaching events and other disturbances

About 1.9 million square kilometers of coastal ocean waters are impacted by artificial lights from cities or ships.