Brightness of the Night Sky Affects Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) Sea Turtle Hatchling Misorientation but Not Nest Site Selection

Sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico, which are listed as either threatened or endangered under the US Endangered Species Act, face numerous threats but are particularly susceptible to the negative effects of light pollution on nesting beaches. Light pollution affects the distribution, density, and pla...

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Huvudupphov:	Thomas R. Stanley, Jeremy M. White, Susan Teel, Mark Nicholas
Materialtyp:	Artigo
Språk:	Inglês
Utgiven:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Serie:	Frontiers in Marine Science
Ämnen:	light pollution loggerhead sea turtle nesting hatchling misorientation night sky brightness Caretta caretta nest relocation
Länkar:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00221/full
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