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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.
The light pollution from cities along the coast can trick the reefs into spawning outside of their optimal reproductive times.
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
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