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Asphalt Surfaces as Ecological Traps for Water-Seeking Polarotactic Insects

Asphalt Surfaces as Ecological Traps for Water-Seeking Polarotactic Insects

by Gabor HorvathPeter Malik Susanne Akesson and others
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/11/2010

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The surface of dry or wet asphalt roads reflect partially linearly polarised light, the degree of linear polarisation of which depends on the darkness and roughness of asphalt: the darker and/or the smoother the asphalt, the higher the p of light reflected from it. If the asphalt is sunlit and the direction of view is parallel to the solar-antisolar meridian, then the direction of polarisation of asphalt-reflected light is horizontal. In this case the asphalt surface can attract water-seeking aquatic insects, because they detect water by means of the horizontal polarisation of light reflected from the water surface. This phenomenon is called positive polarotaxis. This book proposes the use of these remedies on asphalt roads running near emergence sites of endangered aquatic insects, especially in the vicinity of wetlands, rivers and lakes.
ISBN:
9781616688639
9781616688639
Category:
Conservation of wildlife & habitats
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-11-2010
Publisher:
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
55
Dimensions (mm):
140x215mm
Weight:
0.1kg
Gabor Horvath

Gabor Horvath's interest in aviation history spans several decades, particularly for Second World War aviation history over Hungary, eventually propelling him to volunteer as off-site database administrator and researcher for the Hungarian Szolnok Aircraft Museum (RepTár). Gabor is an I.T. professional working in Canada's education sector. He has been instrumental in organising international warplane wreck-recovery projects both in Hungary and in Russia and published his first book titled Bostonok a Magyar Égen és Földben 1944-1945 (Bostons in the Hungarian Sky and Soil 1944-1945) in 2013. His specialised research area is the Soviet Air Force over Hungary during WWII.

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