Avoidance of different durations, colours and intensities of artificial light by adult seabirds

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 18941 - 13
• Main Authors: Syposz, Martyna, Padget, Oliver, Willis, Jay, Van Doren, Benjamin M., Gillies, Natasha, Fayet, Annette L., Wood, Matt J., Alejo, Aarón, Guilford, Tim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.09.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/672; 631/601/18; Animals; Aquatic birds; Birds; Birds - physiology; Colonies; Color; Experiments; Flight; Flight, Animal - physiology; Humanities and Social Sciences; Light intensity; Light pollution; Light Pollution - adverse effects; Light sources; Lightning; multidisciplinary; Physiology; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Time Factors; Wavelengths

There is increasing evidence for impacts of light pollution on the physiology and behaviour of wild animals. Nocturnally active Procellariiform seabirds are often found grounded in areas polluted by light and struggle to take to the air again without human intervention. Hence, understanding their re...