Researchers Use Drones to Reveal How Turbulent Tidal Flows Affect Seabirds' Foraging Behaviors
Apr 28, 2021 01:20 AM EDT (Photo : Wikimedia Commons) Scientists from the United Kingdom and Germany used drones in a first-of-its-kind analysis to have a coordinated bird's eye view of what seabirds see and how their behavior changes when tidal flows under them pass. The study was based on the wake of a tidal turbine structure installed in a tidal channel-Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland-that had previously been known as a tern foraging hotspot. Seabirds React to Tidal Flows (Photo : Pexels) It was discovered that terns were more likely to deliberately forage over vortices using a combin...
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