Quantifying wedge-tailed shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) fallout after changes in highway lighting on Southeast O'ahu, Hawai'i.

Attraction to artificial light at night (ALAN) poses a threat to many fledgling seabirds leaving their nests for the first time. In Hawai'i, fledgling wedge-tailed shearwaters disoriented by lights may become grounded due to exhaustion or collision, exposing them to additional threats from road...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Urmston, K David Hyrenbach, Keith Swindle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265832