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Light traps as an exploratory tool in light pollution studies: Assessment of vulnerable species and their migratory patterns
Saenz-Arias, P.; Navarro-Barranco, C.; Moreira, J.; Reyes-Martínez, M.J.; Guerra-García, J.M. (2024). Light traps as an exploratory tool in light pollution studies: Assessment of vulnerable species and their migratory patterns. Ocean Coast. Manag. 255: 107207. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107207
In: Ocean & Coastal Management. Elsevier Science: Barking. ISSN 0964-5691; e-ISSN 1873-524X, meer
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Light traps; Light pollution; Artificial light at night; Coastal waters; Emergent macrofauna |
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- Saenz-Arias, P.
- Navarro-Barranco, C.
- Moreira, J.
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- Reyes-Martínez, M.J.
- Guerra-García, J.M., meer
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Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) is one of the most widespread stressors on coastal marine habitats. Despite their sparse use in light pollution studies, light traps are a useful methodology to explore which species are attracted by ALAN. For that purpose, we placed light traps during the day and at night in the shallow subtidal adjacent to three natural sandy shores. Additionally, to determine the origin of the catches, the sediment and the water column were also sampled in both periods by a Van Veen grab and a plankton net, respectively. Our results showed that light traps catches at night were dominated by migrant fauna, mostly amphipod crustaceans emerging from the sediment. Other species that perform diel vertical migrations, such as calanoid copepods, were also attracted. This approach may help to understand which taxa are more susceptible to ALAN in these shallow habitats. |
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