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The Effect of Light in the Hawksbill Baby Sea Turtles Routing
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Maryam Mahtabi Oghani   , Afshin Danehkar , Ensieh Nikoubazl rad |
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Abstract: (14213 Views) |
| This study considers ecological effects of light pollution on the orientation of baby turtles eagle in Shibderaz
habitat in the south of Qeshm island. In this study, two light treatments were studied and examined
on the turtle’s orientation. Results show that in treatment of stable indirect vertical light and blinker direct
horizontal light, the baby turtles, instead of going to the sea, were attracted to the artificial light in the
blinker direct horizontal light 67% and stable indirect vertical light 69.25%. Nevertheless, T PAIR TEST
showed that the attraction of baby turtles to the two light treatments has no significant difference (P
value=0.719). So, it was said that in studied area, to avoid the distraction of baby turtles to the sea, the
light source of passing vehicles and the basic lights overlooking the sea should be controlled and managed
when the baby turtles are going out of their eggs. |
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| Keywords: Hawksbill turtle, Qeshm Island, Light pollution, Ecological effect. |
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Type of Study: Research/ Original/ Regular Article |
Received: 2013/03/31 | Accepted: 2016/10/18 | ePublished: 2016/10/18
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