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LIGHT SOURCES CONTRIBUTING TO REPORTED DISORIENTATION EVENTS IN FLORIDA, 2007 |
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LIGHT SOURCE |
NUMBER OF DISORIENTATIONS WHERE SOURCE WAS SITED |
PERCENT OF TOTAL DISORIENTATION EVENTS* |
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CONDO EXT |
364 |
25.35% |
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CONDO INT |
245 |
17.06% |
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DUNE XOVER |
25 |
1.74% |
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PARKING LOT LIGHTS |
124 |
8.64% |
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PIER LIGHTS |
20 |
1.39% |
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REST/BAR |
26 |
1.81% |
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SFH EXT |
131 |
9.12% |
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SFH INT |
81 |
5.64% |
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SIGN |
1 |
0.07% |
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SKY GLOW |
294 |
20.47% |
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ST LIGHTS |
181 |
12.60% |
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TOO MANY LIGHTS TO DETERMINE |
328 |
22.84% |
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NO POSSIBLE LIGHTS OBSERVED |
186 |
12.95% |
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OTHER |
135 |
9.40% |
* Please note that multiple light sources can contribute to the occurrence of a single disorientation event. For that reason, more than one light source may be cited when reporting disorientation events, resulting in the sum of the percentages amounting to greater than 100%.
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REPORTED
DISORIENTATION EVENTS IN FLORIDA |
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2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
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| Total Number of Hatchling Disorientation Events |
1,043 |
743 |
896 |
1,446 |
888 |
976 |
1,521 |
1,410 |
| Total Number of Hatchlings Involved in Disorientation Events |
46,845 |
28,674 |
43,226 |
79,357 |
46,487 |
41,521 |
71,798 |
64,433 |
| Total Number of Adult Disorientation Events |
22 |
19 |
37 |
18 |
24 |
50 |
40 |
25 |
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