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DOI	10.2172/5212015
报告编号	PNL-6496
来源ID	OSTI_ID: 5212015
	Productivity, mortality, and response to disturbance of nesting Swainson's hawks on the Hanford Site
	Poole, L.D.; Marr, N.V.; McCorquodale, S.M.
英文摘要	The objectives of this study were to characterize Swainson's hawk (Buteo swainson) use of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Site and to evaluate the potential for engineering and other human activities on the Hanford Site to negatively affect the nesting Swainson's hawk population. Activities associated with the Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP) were used as the primary external stimuli in studying hawk responses to potential human disturbance. Parked and moving vehicles were the most common disturbance sources observed in Swainson's hawk territories. Hawks appeared to be sensitive to disturbance from pedestrians and slow-moving vehicles near nests. Novel stimuli were much more likely to evoke strong responses than were recurring events. Adult hawks reacted more frequently and vigorously than did juveniles. When disturbed, adult hawks usually flew toward the location of the disturbance; juvenile hawks usually flew away from disturbances. Human activity associated with BWIP may have had negative on one pair of nesting Swainson's hawks and may have precluded the use of an additional traditional nesting territory. Negative impacts to nesting Swainson's hawks from human activity could be minimized by confining activities to the non-nesting period or to distances greater than 2.2 km from nest sites. Tree groves and elevated perches, including utility poles, across the Hanford Site are probably critical to the success of nesting Swainson's hawks. Potential mitigation strategies associated with energy research and development activities on the Hanford Site could include provisions for maintenance and establishment of drought-tolerant trees and native vegetation. 22 refs., 5 figs., 3 tabs.
出版年	1988
报告类型	Technical Report
语种	英语
国家	美国
来源学科分类	54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES ; BIRDS ; MORTALITY ; PRODUCTIVITY ; HANFORD RESERVATION ; BASELINE ECOLOGY ; VEHICLES ; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ; AGE DEPENDENCE ; AGE GROUPS ; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES ; MITIGATION ; NESTS ; REPRODUCTION ; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL ; ANIMALS ; ECOLOGY ; MANAGEMENT ; MATERIALS ; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ; RADIOACTIVE WASTES ; US DOE ; US ERDA ; US ORGANIZATIONS ; VERTEBRATES ; WASTE DISPOSAL ; WASTE MANAGEMENT ; WASTES 510500* -- Environment, Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (-1989) ; 052002 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Disposal & Storage
URL	http://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/5212015
资源类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/263989
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Poole, L.D.,Marr, N.V.,McCorquodale, S.M.. Productivity, mortality, and response to disturbance of nesting Swainson's hawks on the Hanford Site,1988.