Light Pollution
Illumination of forest edges leads to a decrease in moth numbers and changes in the behaviour and success of bigger day as well as night-active animals in the long run. What did we find out at NIOO and what can we do with these results?

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Kamiel Spoelstra
Experts
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Kamiel Spoelstra
Researcher , Animal Ecology -
Claire Hermans
PhD Student , Animal Ecology -
Marcel Visser
Head of department , Animal Ecology -
Sander Buddendorf
PhD Student , Animal Ecology -
Gabriel Charvalakis
PhD Student , Animal Ecology
Applications
- National light policies
- International lighting advice
- Nature conservation
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- experimental sites
- 7
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- lantern posts
- Many
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- colours of light tested
- 3