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Seabird enthusiast and sensory ecologist!! πŸ’—πŸ§ PhD student at the University of Auckland studying lights and plastics from the seabird's perspective πŸ‘€
Nov 9, 2021 β€’ 6 tweets β€’ 9 min read
1. #BOUasm21 #BREAK1 Light pollution is devastating for #seabirds πŸ’‘It causes disorientation, fallout and deck strike/collisions. Our team @NNZST @ScienceUoA investigated if certain types of lights were more attractive to seabirds from their visual perspective!πŸ‘οΈπŸ¦ #ornithology 2. #BOUasm21 #BREAK1 New Zealand is a #seabird hotspot with >25% of global seabird species. 26 species (mainly Procellariformes) breed in the Hauraki Gulf. Our team researched seabird light attraction at 3 islands and 1 peninsula in the Hauraki GulfπŸ’‘πŸ¦#ornithology #conservation