Seabird enthusiast and sensory ecologist!! ππ§ PhD student at the University of Auckland studying lights and plastics from the seabird's perspective π
Nov 9, 2021 β’ 6 tweets β’ 9 min read
1. #BOUasm21#BREAK1 Light pollution is devastating for #seabirds π‘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!ποΈπ¦ #ornithology2. #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 Gulfπ‘π¦#ornithology#conservation