Predation risk and moonlight avoidance in nocturnal seabirds

By F. Mougeot, Vincent Bretagnolle. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Spatiotemporal variation in activity of bat species differing in hunting tactics: effects of weather, moonlight, food abundance, and structural clutter (2007, background): “Intensity of moonlight was suggested to affect both spatial and temporal activities, as it is known to increase predation risk for some nocturnal animals (Mougeot and Bretagnolle 2000; Jetz et al. 2003).”
The ecological impacts of nighttime light pollution: a mechanistic appraisal (2013, background): “…diverse species as zooplankton and fish (Gliwicz, 1986), predaceous arthropods (Tigar & Osborne, 1999), blue petrels Halobaena caerulea and brown skuas Catharacta skua (Mougeot & Bretagnolle, 2000), owls and rodents (Clarke, 1983), and lions Panthera leo and humans (Packer et al., 2011).”
Estimating population size of a nocturnal burrow-nesting seabird using acoustic monitoring and habitat mapping (2014, methodology): “Further, we limited recordings to 22:00–01:00 hrs local time and moon phases where < 75% of the moon was illuminated to capture the periods when vocal activity around the colony was most consistent (Granadeiro et al. 1998; Hamer and Read 1987; Mougeot and Bretagnolle 2000).”
Attraction of petrels to artificial lights in the Canary Islands: effects of the moon phase and age class (2009, background): “Indeed, during fullmoon nights, petrel activity at breeding colonies decreases (Imber 1975, Bretagnolle 1990), apparently as an anti-predator mechanism (Watanuki 1986, Mougeot & Bretagnolle 2000, Oro et al. 2005).”
Recognition of burrow's olfactory signature in blue petrels, Halobaena caerulea: an efficient discrimination mechanism in the dark (2004, background): “After a foraging trip, most species return to their nest at night, often avoiding moonlit nights ( Mougeot & Bretagnolle 2000 ).”
Estimating predation on breeding European storm‐petrels (Hydrobates pelagicus) by yellow‐legged gulls (Larus michahellis) (2005, background): “Bright moonlight tends to reduce night-time activity over land (Watanuki, 1986; Warham, 1990; Mougeot & Bretagnolle, 2000), and ambient light levels affect the number of birds coming ashore (Klomp & Furness, 1992).”