Seabird mortality induced by land-based artificial lights

• Published in: Conservation biology Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 986 - 1001
• Main Authors: Rodríguez, Airam, Holmes, Nick D., Ryan, Peter G., Wilson, Kerry-Jayne, Faulquier, Lucie, Murillo, Yovana, Raine, André F., Penniman, Jay F., Neves, Verónica, Rodríguez, Beneharo, Negro, Juan J., Chiaradia, André, Dann, Peter, Anderson, Tracy, Metzger, Benjamin, Shirai, Masaki, Deppe, Lorna, Wheeler, Jennifer, Hodum, Peter, Gouveia, Catia, Carmo, Vanda, Carreira, Gilberto P., Delgado-Alburqueque, Luis, Guerra-Correa, Carlos, Couzi, François-Xavier, Travers, Marc, Le Corre, Matthieu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Blackwell, Inc 01.10.2017; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Wiley
• Subjects: Adults; Alcidae; Anatidae; Animal populations; Animals; Aquatic birds; Attraction; Birds; Breeding grounds; Breeding sites; campaña de rescate; Conservation of Natural Resources; contaminación lumínica; desorientación; disorientation; Endangered & extinct species; Environment Design; Environmental Pollution; fledglings; Habitats; illumination; iluminación; Information management; Islands; Juveniles; Life Sciences; Light; Light effects; Light levels; Light pollution; Light sources; Marinas; Mitigation; Mortality; Nesting; Oceanic islands; Oceans and Seas; orientación; orientation; petrel; pollution; Procellariidae; Procellariiformes; rescue campaign; Review; risk; Seabirds; Threatened species; Tourism; Urban sprawl; Urbanization; light pollution; campaña de rescate; disorientation; orientation; illumination; orientación; desorientación; rescue campaign; contaminación lumínica; iluminación; petrel

Artificial lights at night cause high mortality of seabirds, one of the most endangered groups of birds globally. Fledglings of burrow-nesting seabirds, and to a lesser extent adults, are attracted to and then grounded (i.e., forced to land) by lights when they fly at night. We reviewed the current...