Journal: Palaearctic Grasslands - Journal of the Eurasian Dry Grassland Group
Year: 2018

Artificial light at night (ALAN) and sky glow are a recognized anthropogenic pressure, but the consequences of this pressure on protected areas within Ukraine are unclear.This research attempted to estimate the level of light pollution on the protected territories of the National Nature Parks (NNPs), Biosphere and Nature Reserves in the Steppe Zone and Crimea Mountains of Ukraine.Kmz layers of these protected territories and the New World Atlas of Artificial Sky Brightness, through Google Earth