Red light has no effect on bat activity: Less disruption by changing artificial color
Friday, June 2, 2017 - 09:32
in Biology & Nature
Artificial light at night can have a disruptive effect on bats, but not if the light is red. Switching to red light may therefore limit or prevent habitat loss for rare, light-shy bat species. The latest issue of Proceedings of the Royal Society B publishes results from five years of pioneering research led by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW).