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Table 9 Counts of Outcomes, Outcome subcategories, and Outcome Categories

From: Effects of artificial light on bird movement and distribution: a systematic map

Outcome category (count)

Outcome subcategory (count)

Outcome

Study count

Behaviour

(229)

Alert behaviour (9)

Other alert response

6

Overt reaction distance

2

Alert reaction time

1

Approach or flee response

(67)

Flying

31

Capture of birds on the ground or water

28

Flush (unspecified)

23

Immobilization

16

Diving

12

Running or walking

10

Unspecified

8

Distance moved

5

Other flee response

3

Swimming

3

Head movement

2

Flight path characteristics (123)

Circling, hovering, or other description of "attraction"

77

Observations of bird collisions

50

Altitude

19

Direction

13

Linear/non-linear flight path

12

Velocity

7

Change in flight direction relative to light source

5

Capture of birds in flight

4

Distance of flight path from light source

2

Distance travelled

2

Modeled flight behaviour based on observations of bird locations or distributions

2

Other flight behaviour

2

Orientation behaviour

(40)

Ability to orient in migratory direction

32

Ability to locate reward

3

Other orientation behaviour

3

Homing

2

Community

(5)

Composition

(3)

Abundance of species grouped by type

2

Stability

1

Diversity

(5)

Species richness

5

Beta diversity

1

Evolutionary distinctiveness

1

Functional diversity

1

Distribution (372)

Bird counts

(140)

Abundance or density

101

Presence/absence

40

Bird locations (26)

Locations of individual birds

12

Locations of nests

5

Locations of roosts or groups of birds

3

Light exposure of tracked individuals

3

Mean or median light exposure of a species

2

Proximity of dead or injured birds to artificial light sources

1

Mortality

(150)

Counts or presence of dead or injured birds

134

Locations of dead or injured birds

10

Absence of bird deaths or injuries

5

Seabird bycatch

5

Type of mortality observation UA

5

Preferences

(61)

Free choice (time spent in each lighting option)

46

Discrete choice (instantaneous choice among lighting options)

15

Presence of foraging birds (56)

Multiple individuals foraging under artificial lights

38

One individual foraging under artificial lights

12

Amount of food consumed

4

Number of foraging events (individuals not distinguished)

3

Arrival or departure time of foraging birds

2

  1. Numbers in parentheses show the number of studies in each outcome category and outcome subcategory