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DOI	10.2172/6432039
报告编号	PNL-6798
来源ID	OSTI_ID: 6432039
	Elk and deer studies related to the Basalt Waste Isolation Project
	Eberhardt, L.E.; McCorquodale, S.M.; Sargeant, G.A.
英文摘要	A study of elk (Cervus elaphus) and deer (Odocoileus hemionus) was conducted in the vicinity of planned site characterization activities for the Basalt Waste Isolation Project (BWIP). Both species are known to be sensitive to disturbance and are considered important species because they are recreationally and/or commercially valuable. The principal objectives of the study were to (1) estimate pre-activity (site characterization) recruitment of deer and elk, (2) characterize deer and elk use of limited habitats critical to their survival (e.g., riparian areas), (3) describe preferential habitat use by deer and elk during critical seasons (i.e., winter and summer), and (4) document pre-activity distributions of seasonal home range centers of deer and elk. Early termination of BWIP prevented some of the objectives from being fully addressed. Fifteen adult elk (11 females and 4 males) and 19 female deer equipped with radio transmitters were studied on the Arid Lands Ecology (ALE) Reserve from February through December 1987. More than 1800 relocations of the marked elk and deer were made during aerial and ground tracking sessions. Deer confined their activities to within 2 km of water sources. In contrast, elk used 6-12 times the average area used by deer. As with deer, female elk were closely associated with available water sources during the summer and fall, presumably because of the physiological demands of lactation. However, during the winter, female elk showed no preference for areas near water, as did male elk throughout the study. Riparian areas, which are scarce on the arid Hanford Site, are particularly valuable habitat to both elk and deer because they provide drinking water and succulent forage during the dry summer and early fall months.
出版年	1989
报告类型	Technical Report
语种	英语
国家	美国
来源学科分类	12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES ; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS ; DEER ; POPULATION DYNAMICS ; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES ; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL ; BASALT ; EVALUATION ; FOOD ; HABITAT ; RADIO EQUIPMENT ; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ; SEASONAL VARIATIONS ; SITE CHARACTERIZATION ; WASHINGTON ; WATER ; ANIMALS ; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ; EQUIPMENT ; FEDERAL REGION X ; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS ; IGNEOUS ROCKS ; MAMMALS ; MANAGEMENT ; MATERIALS ; NORTH AMERICA ; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS ; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ; RADIOACTIVE WASTES ; ROCKS ; RUMINANTS ; USA ; VARIATIONS ; VERTEBRATES ; VOLCANIC ROCKS ; WASTE DISPOSAL ; WASTE MANAGEMENT ; WASTES 052002* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Disposal & Storage ; 053000 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Environmental Aspects
URL	http://www.osti.gov/scitech/servlets/purl/6432039
资源类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/264113
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Eberhardt, L.E.,McCorquodale, S.M.,Sargeant, G.A.. Elk and deer studies related to the Basalt Waste Isolation Project,1989.