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Aquatic insects are sensitive to light pollution

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2021-09-22

Light pollution—too much artificial light in the wrong place at the wrong time is one reason for the decline in insect numbers worldwide. New research from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) shows that current strategies for reducing the impact of light pollution do not go far enough in protecting aquatic insect species.

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https://phys.org/news/2021-09-aquatic-insects-sensitive-pollution.html