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ArticleRoyal Society open science2016

Artificial light on water attracts turtle hatchlings during their near shore transit.

Michele Thums, Scott D Whiting, Julia Reisser, Kellie L Pendoley, Charitha B Pattiaratchi, Maira Proietti, Yasha Hetzel, Rebecca Fisher, Mark G Meekan

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Article in Royal Society open science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. How ecological communities respond to artificial light at night.Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Michele ThumsAustralian Institute of Marine Science c/o The UWA Oceans Institute (MO96), University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre and UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
Scott D WhitingMarine Science Program , Department of Parks and Wildlife , 17 Dick Perry Avenue, Kensington, Western Australia 6151 , Australia.
Julia ReisserSchool of Civil, Environmental, and Mining Engineering (M015), University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; The Ocean Cleanup Foundation, Torenhove, Martinus Nijhofflaan 2, 18th floor, Delft 2624 ES, The Netherlands.
Kellie L PendoleyPendoley Environmental Pty Ltd , 2/1 Aldous Place, Booragoon, Western Australia 6154 , Australia.
Charitha B PattiaratchiIndian Ocean Marine Research Centre and UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; School of Civil, Environmental, and Mining Engineering (M015), University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2229-6183
Maira ProiettiInstituto de Oceanografia , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande , Avenida Italia km 08, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul 96203-900 , Brazil.
Yasha HetzelIndian Ocean Marine Research Centre and UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; School of Civil, Environmental, and Mining Engineering (M015), University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
Rebecca FisherAustralian Institute of Marine Science c/o The UWA Oceans Institute (MO96), University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre and UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
Mark G MeekanAustralian Institute of Marine Science c/o The UWA Oceans Institute (MO96), University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre and UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
Australian Institute of Marine Science · AUParks and Wildlife Service · AUThe University of Western Australia · AUUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We examined the effect of artificial light on the near shore trajectories of turtle hatchlings dispersing from natal beaches. Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings were tagged with miniature acoustic transmitters and their movements tracked within an underwater array of 36 acoustic receivers placed in the near shore zone. A total of 40 hatchlings were tracked, 20 of which were subjected to artificial light during their transit of the array. At the same time, we measured current speed and direction, which were highly variable within and between experimental nights and treatments. Artificial lighting affected hatchling behaviour, with 88% of individual trajectories oriented towards the light and spending, on average, 23% more time in the 2.25 ha tracking array (19.5 ± 5 min) than under ambient light conditions (15.8 ± 5 min). Current speed had little to no effect on the bearing (angular direction) of the hatchling tracks when artificial light was present, but under ambient conditions it influenced the bearing of the tracks when current direction was offshore and above speeds of approximately 32.5 cm s(-1). This is the first experimental evidence that wild turtle hatchlings are attracted to artificial light after entering the ocean, a behaviour that is likely to subject them to greater risk of predation. The experimental protocol described in this study can be used to assess the effect of anthropogenic (light pollution, noise, etc.) and natural (wave action, current, wind, moonlight) influences on the in-water movements of sea turtle hatchlings during the early phase of dispersal.

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acoustic telemetrycoastal developmentgreen turtlein-water movementlight pollutionVR2W positioning system

Identifiers

PMID27293795
PMCPMC4892457
OpenAlexW2400023992

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