Reducing the Polarized Light Pollution of Solar Panels

Gábor HORVÁTH, Miklós BLAHÓ, Ádám EGRI, György KRISKA, István SERES, Bruce ROBERTSON (2010) Reducing the maladaptive attractiveness of solar panels to polarotactic insects. Conservation Biology 24: 1644-1653 + electronic supplement

 

[1] Conservation Maven - An online hub for the conservation community

Ian Adams: Can modified solar panels disarm an ecological trap?

http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/can-modified-solar-panels-dis...

 

[2] Conservation Magazine - Society of Conservation Biology - 27 April 2010

Roberta Kwok: A Bug’s Light - Solar panel design may affect insect reproduction

http://journalwatch.conservationmagazine.org/2010/04/27/a-bugs-light/

 

[3] Michigan State University News

Mark Fellows: Scientists propose fix to keep insects away from solar panels

http://news.msu.edu/story/7908/

 

[4] Science Daily

Solar Panels Can Attract Breeding Water Insects ... but Scientists Propose a Simple Fix

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100527142007.htm

 

[5] CBC News

Solar panels fool breeding insects

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/05/28/solar-panel-insect-study.html

http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=ODU0NjI4Ng==

 

[6] Living on Earth

Jeff Young: Aquatic insects and solar panels

http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=10-P13-00028&segmentID=7