A5062363738- Marine animal studies overview
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Mercury impact and mitigation studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Climate variability and models
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine and fisheries research
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
Universidade dos Açores
2014-2024
Light pollution critically affects fledglings of burrow-nesting seabirds, leading to massive mortality events. The successful management this pollutant depends upon a comprehensive understanding the factors influencing visual sensitivity and corresponding behaviours towards light. Factors shaping development system could account for variation in seabirds' vulnerability light pollution. We investigated how Cory's shearwater chicks respond selected contrasting artificial stimuli. Chicks were...
Seabirds, and particularly fledglings of burrow-nesting species, are greatly impacted by light pollution. During their inaugural flights from colony to sea, become grounded after encountering artificial light. Such groundings, or fallout events, affect many each year causing mass mortality events. To mitigate this induced mortality, rescue programs have been implemented for decades at locations worldwide. Despite the notoriety fallouts conservation implications, contributing behavioural...
Abstract Seabirds are impacted by coastal light pollution, leading to massive mortality events. Juveniles comprise the majority of affected individuals, while adults only seldom grounded and reported in rescue programs. We propose a connection between visual system development burrow nesting seabirds observed higher vulnerability pollution specific age group. illustrate need for multidisciplinary research better understand further mitigate light‐induced mortality.
Abstract Rescue programs aiming to mitigate light‐induced mortality of seabird fledglings have reported that fewer birds are grounded (and rescued) during full moon nights. Two non‐mutually exclusive hypotheses been proposed as explanations: (1) reduction strandings because less attracted and disorientated by light pollution nights; (2) fledging activity, is, chicks avoid departing the colony nights with increased moonlight. We argue evidence from rescue other studies supports first but not...
ABSTRACT Seabirds, and particularly fledglings of burrow-nesting species, are greatly impacted by light pollution. During their inaugural flights from colony to sea, become grounded after encountering artificial light. Such groundings, or fallout events, affect many each year. To mitigate this induced mortality, rescue programs have been implemented for decades in locations worldwide. Despite the notoriety fallouts, contributing behavioural biological factors remain mostly unknown. How do...
Cuvier's beaked whales were sighted once on each of three different surveys over Antalya Canyon, in June and September 2015. Sightings took place waters between 600 1000 m depth at 8 km from the closest shore. While first sighting was positively identified as whale (Ziphius cavirostris (G. Cuvier, 1823)), latter sightings could not be to species level. Nevertheless, noting that had a similar spatial temporal distribution one there is an overwhelming difference probabilities versus Mesoplodon...
Kelp was first recorded for the remote warm-temperate Azores archipelago (central North Atlantic) in 1971, when a few Laminaria specimens were collected on Formigas Bank at depths beyond conventional SCUBA diving reach. A shortage of technical means and projects targeting mesophotic environments has since kept this offshore marine protected area as single known kelp occurrence site. Here, we present new records previously unexplored reefs using imaging systems, open- closed-circuit diving,...
Any efforts to conduct a sustainable management of urban and natural landscapes benefit from an interdisciplinary approach active collaboration between actors, thus increasing the feasibility effectiveness proposed actions. With emergent transition lighting white LED technology, such shifts can bring variety negative effects these environments, actions should be applied taking into account as broad knowledge set available. These are often fragmented incoherent in need which unite them usable...
ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from selection papers published in Journal Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity researchers (ECRs) working experimental biology during our centenary year but also huge variety animals physiological systems that are essential for ‘comparative’ approach. Elizabeth Atchoi an author on ‘ Ontogenetic exposure light influences seabird vulnerability pollution’, JEB. PhD student lab Manuela Juliano Joël...