Sea Turtle Disorientations and Light Pollution

  What has been the most surprising aspect of the project so far and why? The most surprising aspect is how accurately Florida's major cities with high values of light align with the reported sea turtle disorientation events. This shows evidence on how much sea turtles are affected by artificial lighting. Additionally, I found it surprising how well my map has come together! What has been the most challenging aspect of the project so far? The most challenging aspect of this project has been adding all the layers to one map and perfecting it. For the first layer (Nighttime lights), I had to change the color ramp a few times to find a color scheme that would show the best. In the second layer (Sea Turtle Disorientation Survey), I had to remove some of the unverified reports that were displayed on the map. Finally, for the third layer (The USA Major Cities) I used select by attributes to create a new layer only showing Florida's major cities. I removed the symbology of the cities