Environmental Impacts - Animal Behavior

• Light pollution forms 'eco-traps'
  Keywords: Environmental Cues, 
  Source: BBC
  Pub: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  People: Bruce Robertson (Michigan State U.)
  Excerpts: 
  
  ... "Environmental cues, such as the intensity of light, that animals use to make decisions occur at different levels of severity in the natural world," he said.

  "When cues become unnaturally intense, animals can respond unnaturally strongly to them."

  As a result, the false cues could create an "ecological trap" for species attracted by the light. ...
  
  ... They recommended the use of alternative building materials or employing methods to mitigate the problem, such as adding white curtains to dark windows or adding white markings on road surfaces. ...

  
  

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