Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: High pressure sodium lights decrease the fatal attraction of shearwaters

The use of artificial light at night and its ecological consequences are increasing around the world. Light pollution can lead to massive mortality episodes for nocturnally active petrels, one of the most threatened avian groups. Some fledglings can be attracted or disoriented by artificial light on...

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Autores: Rodríguez, Airam, Dann, Peter, Chiaradia, André
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Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Illumination
Light pollution
Mortality
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spelling Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: High pressure sodium lights decrease the fatal attraction of shearwatersRodríguez, AiramDann, PeterChiaradia, AndréArtificial lightsFledgingIlluminationLight pollutionMortalitySeabirdhttp://metadata.un.org/sdg/3Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesThe use of artificial light at night and its ecological consequences are increasing around the world. Light pollution can lead to massive mortality episodes for nocturnally active petrels, one of the most threatened avian groups. Some fledglings can be attracted or disoriented by artificial light on their first flights. Studies testing the effect of artificial light characteristics on attractiveness to seabirds have not provided conclusive results and there is some urgency as some endangered petrel species experience high light-induced mortality. We designed a field experiment to test the effect of three common outdoor lighting systems with different light spectra (high pressure sodium, metal halide and light emitting diode) on the number and the body condition of grounded fledglings of the short-tailed shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris. A total of 235 birds was grounded during 99 experimental hours (33 h for each treatment). 47% of birds was grounded when metal halide lights were on, while light emitting diode and high pressure sodium lights showed lower percentages of attraction (29% and 24%). Metal halide multiplied the mortality risk by a factor of 1.6 and 1.9 respectively in comparison with light emitting diode and high pressure sodium lights. No differences in body condition were detected among the birds grounded by the different lighting systems. We recommend the adoption of high pressure sodium lights (or with similar spectra) into petrel-friendly lighting designs together with other light mitigation measures such as light attenuation, lateral shielding to reduce spill and appropriate orientation.Peer reviewedElsevierConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]201820182017info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/161569reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2017.07.001Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/1615692026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: High pressure sodium lights decrease the fatal attraction of shearwaters
title Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: High pressure sodium lights decrease the fatal attraction of shearwaters
spellingShingle Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: High pressure sodium lights decrease the fatal attraction of shearwaters
Rodríguez, Airam
Artificial lights
Fledging
Illumination
Light pollution
Mortality
Seabird
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
title_short Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: High pressure sodium lights decrease the fatal attraction of shearwaters
title_full Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: High pressure sodium lights decrease the fatal attraction of shearwaters
title_fullStr Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: High pressure sodium lights decrease the fatal attraction of shearwaters
title_full_unstemmed Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: High pressure sodium lights decrease the fatal attraction of shearwaters
title_sort Reducing light-induced mortality of seabirds: High pressure sodium lights decrease the fatal attraction of shearwaters
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rodríguez, Airam
Dann, Peter
Chiaradia, André
author Rodríguez, Airam
author_facet Rodríguez, Airam
Dann, Peter
Chiaradia, André
author_role author
author2 Dann, Peter
Chiaradia, André
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Artificial lights
Fledging
Illumination
Light pollution
Mortality
Seabird
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
topic Artificial lights
Fledging
Illumination
Light pollution
Mortality
Seabird
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/3
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
description The use of artificial light at night and its ecological consequences are increasing around the world. Light pollution can lead to massive mortality episodes for nocturnally active petrels, one of the most threatened avian groups. Some fledglings can be attracted or disoriented by artificial light on their first flights. Studies testing the effect of artificial light characteristics on attractiveness to seabirds have not provided conclusive results and there is some urgency as some endangered petrel species experience high light-induced mortality. We designed a field experiment to test the effect of three common outdoor lighting systems with different light spectra (high pressure sodium, metal halide and light emitting diode) on the number and the body condition of grounded fledglings of the short-tailed shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris. A total of 235 birds was grounded during 99 experimental hours (33 h for each treatment). 47% of birds was grounded when metal halide lights were on, while light emitting diode and high pressure sodium lights showed lower percentages of attraction (29% and 24%). Metal halide multiplied the mortality risk by a factor of 1.6 and 1.9 respectively in comparison with light emitting diode and high pressure sodium lights. No differences in body condition were detected among the birds grounded by the different lighting systems. We recommend the adoption of high pressure sodium lights (or with similar spectra) into petrel-friendly lighting designs together with other light mitigation measures such as light attenuation, lateral shielding to reduce spill and appropriate orientation.
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