Which process causes increased bird mortality when urban light pollution degrades environmental maps?

💡 Explanation

Celestial navigation needs clear night skies; photopollution introduces angular error because it obscures astral cues necessary for accurate calculation, therefore disorientation risks rise; rather than magnetism/smell, it directly degrades existing environmental mapping skills.

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