Status of the flora and fauna on the Nevada Test Site, 1992. Results of continuing basic environmental monitoring, January through December 1992

Technical Report · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10151502· OSTI ID:10151502

Hunter, R B ^[1]

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This report documents changes in the populations of plants and animals on the Nevada Test Site (NTS) for calendar year 1992. It is part of a Department of Energy (DOE) program (Basic Environmental Compliance and Monitoring Program -- BECAMP) that also includes monitoring DOE compliance with the Endangered Species Act, the Historic Preservation Act, and the American Indian Freedom of Religion Act. Ecological studies were to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and DOE Order 5400.1, ``General Environmental Protection Program.`` These studies focused on the following: status of ephemeral plants on the Nevada Test Site, 1992; status of reptile and amphibian populations on the Nevada Test Site, 1992; trends in small mammal populations on the Nevada Test Site, 1992; status of large mammals and birds at Nevada Test Site, 1992; and status of perennial plants on the Nevada Test Site, 1992.

• Research Organization: Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co., Inc., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-94NV11432
• OSTI ID: 10151502
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/11432-58; ON: DE94011943; BR: 400700000; TRN: 94:013854
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Mar 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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POPULATION DYNAMICS
ANIMALS
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SPECIES DIVERSITY
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BEHAVIORAL BIOLOGY
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