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878-MP nightscape image reveals light pollution

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Caren B. Les, [email protected]

Bright city lights help us get around more easily at night, but they also can affect nocturnal wildlife, the environment, sleep patterns and more. “I became interested in light pollution because we know so little about it,” said Helga Küchly of the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries. “Many negative effects of artificial light at night on the environment are still unknown, and basic information about light emission sources [is] missing.” To illuminate the impact of Berlin’s artificial lighting on the environment,...Read full article

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    Published: November 2012
    878-mp mosaic imageartificial lightBerlinCaren B. LescitylightsConsumerEuropeFree University BerlinGermanyHelga KuchlyImagingLeibniz Institute pf Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisherieslight pollutionLighter Sidenocturnal wildlifeRemote sensing of the environmentsleep patternsVerlust der Nacht (Loss of the Night) project

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