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Contaminación lumínica afecta tortugas, aves y personas en Puerto Rico

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El exceso de luz artificial o contaminación lumínica que sufre Puerto Rico afecta a especies animales como tortugas y aves, aunque es un problema del que tampoco se libra la población de la isla caribeña.

El director ejecutivo de la Junta de Calidad Ambiental (JCA), Weldin Ortiz, señaló hoy a Efe que ante el problema de contaminación lumínica en la Isla su agencia apuesta por la educación. Las expresiones de Ortiz fueron durante la inauguración del Tercer foro sobre prevención y control de la contaminación lumínica en Puerto Rico.

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Bioluminescence in Fajardo slowly recovering

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Gloria Ruiz Kuilan / gruiz@elnuevodia.com

Recently the Bioluminescent Bay in Fajardo lost its glow. Suspected of this is a contruction being done by the Puerto Rico Water and Sewage company on a site near the bay. The work has been halted and the Bay seems to be slowly recovering its bioluminescence.

 

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Puerto Rican lizards adapt to Florida's weather

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Dr. Wilson González-Espada

Dr. Manuel Leal and collegueas from Duke University studied how the Puerto Rican lizard (Anolis cristatellus) has adapted to the weather in Florida. They estimated that it took approximately 35 evolutive generations to adjust to colder temperatures.

 

 

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