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Artificial light at night and daylight also affect |
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In recent years, the number of artificial light used at night in various parts of the world has greatly increased, which has adversely affected the survival and reproduction of night creatures.
Scientists from the University of Zurich and the Agroscope Research Center in Switzerland have demonstrated for the first time that artificial light at night can also adversely affect the pollination behavior of insects during the day.
In an experiment, the research team used commercial street lights to illuminate plant pollinator communities on six natural grasslands at night.
"Our research results show that artificial light at night changes the number of interactions between plants and pollinators during the day, depending on the plant species.
For example, the number of pollinator visits received by three plants during the day was significantly reduced, while the other plant received a slight decrease.
Interestingly, the activities of pollinators at night are also different due to the presence of artificial light.
"So far, the indirect ecological effects of light pollution have been ignored.
Based on the findings of the research team, Knop and colleagues called for "a more thorough study of the ecological effects of light pollution and actions to avoid adverse effects on the environment.
Although artificial light is an integral part of densely populated areas, they also hope to adopt some methods to achieve this goal.
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