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明亮的灯光,很可惜
1Joshua Sokol is a science journalist in Raleigh, North Carolina.
概括
人工夜间照明吸引迁徙鸟类, 导致致命的迷失方向. 天气雷达和预测模型可以显著降低因光污染造成的鸟类死亡率.
科学领域:
- 鸟类学
- 环境科学
- 生态学
背景情况:
- 迁徙鸟类使用天体线索和地球的磁场来导航.
- 城市化和夜间人工照明 (ALAN) 破坏了自然航行,导致死亡率增加.
- 光污染对全球的鸟类种群构成越来越大的威胁.
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