06-21-2018, 09:36 AM
Yes, my instinct tells me it's going to have more impact than "a few squirrels that stay up late and sleep in the day".
Once things like this start to happen -against the natural balance, all sorts of things could result.
I realise adaptation has always been the key to evolution, and both animals and humans have had to learn to adapt to many changes -some of them sudden and impacting negatively such as natural disasters.
But I always get a queer feeling about anything that is forced by human lifestyles. Especially when it has anything to do with light pollution. All creatures are massively affected by light/darkness; their endocrine systems and brain function are influenced by circadian rhytms more than we realise.
And of course, any marked sudden changes involves the whole living system, not just a few species.
Once things like this start to happen -against the natural balance, all sorts of things could result.
I realise adaptation has always been the key to evolution, and both animals and humans have had to learn to adapt to many changes -some of them sudden and impacting negatively such as natural disasters.
But I always get a queer feeling about anything that is forced by human lifestyles. Especially when it has anything to do with light pollution. All creatures are massively affected by light/darkness; their endocrine systems and brain function are influenced by circadian rhytms more than we realise.
And of course, any marked sudden changes involves the whole living system, not just a few species.
