夜间的人工光是鸟类迁徙停留密度的最好预测因素
Kyle G Horton1, Jeffrey J Buler2, Sharolyn J Anderson3
1Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. kyle.horton@colostate.edu.
Nature communications
|December 4, 2023
概括
夜间的人工光或天空光吸引了数十亿的夜间鸟类在迁徙期间. 这种现象可能会造成生态陷,增加整个美国照明区域的鸟类死亡率.
科学领域:
- 鸟类学 鸟类学是一门学科.
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
背景情况:
- 迁徙的鸟类面临着景观的变化,包括在夜间增加人工光线 (天空光).
- 陆地停留点对于能量恢复和迁移期间的避难所至关重要.
- 了解停车场使用的驱动因素对于保护至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定季节性鸟类迁徙者在整个连续的美国的停留密度.
- 为了确定SkyGlow对鸟类迁徙中停留模式的影响.
- 评估人工光对迁徙鸟类构成的潜在风险.
主要方法:
- 利用了超过1000万个遥感观测结果.
- 开发的季节性层的鸟类迁徙的停留密度为美国.
- 采用统计模型来识别停留密度的预测因素.
主要成果:
- 在70%以上的模型中,Skyglow是对鸟类迁徙停留密度的高度影响和持续积极的预测指标.
- 在全国范围内确定了人工光和鸟类停留地点之间的显著相关性.
- 城市周边照明区域与停留密度增加有很强的关联.
结论:
- 夜间的人工光 (天空光) 显著影响着鸟类迁徙的停留模式.
- 照明区域,特别是城市周边区域,可以作为迁徙鸟类的生态陷.
- 天光的威胁日益扩大,需要制定保护战略,以减轻迁徙期间的鸟类死亡率.
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