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Titre :	Dazzled by the light: the impact of light pollution from ships on seabirds at Tristan da Cunha (2021)
Titre original:	Dazzled by the light
Auteurs :	Peter G Ryan, Auteur ; E Molly Ryan, Auteur ; James P Glass, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ostrich (92(3) August, 2021)
Article en page(s) :	218-224
Mots-clés:	Gough Island ; Tristan archipelago ; bird strikes ; fishery impacts ; petrels ; season
Résumé :	Most of the millions of burrow-nesting petrels that breed at Tristan da Cunha are susceptible to light pollution. On dark, misty nights, petrels become disoriented by artificial lights, mainly from ships. From 2013 to 2021 at least 1 823 petrels were recorded coming aboard vessels fishing for rock lobsters. Despite limited deck lighting, bird strikes occurred on 13% of fishing nights, with 65% of birds recorded on seven nights (
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2021.1984998

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