Light pollution transforming insect communities

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 03:31 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org) -- Street lighting is transforming communities of insects and other invertebrates, according to research by the University of Exeter. Published today in the journal Biology Letters, the study shows for the first time that the balance of different species living together is being radically altered as a result of light pollution in our towns and cities.

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