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Title: Wood Storks of the Birdsville Colony and swamps of the Savannah River Site: General overview of research findings, 1983--1990

Abstract

The population of Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) that breeds in the United States has decreased from an estimated 20,000 breeding pairs in 1930 to just under 5,000 pairs in 1980. Since 1980, the number has remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 3,500 and 5,500 breeding pairs. The decline prompted the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to list the United States population of Wood Storks as endangered in 1984. When the US Department of Energy (USDOE) decided to restart L-Reactor on the Savannah River Site (SRS), there was concern that when the reactor was restarted, cooling water flowing into the Steel Creek Delta would raise the water level and the area would become too deep for foraging storks. The potential loss of this area to storks was important because storks had been observed foraging in the Steel Creek Delta. The USDOE began consultation with the USFWS in April, 1984, and the USDOE subsequently agreed to develop and maintain alternative foraging habitat to replace the potential loss. In order to design and manage the alternate foraging ponds as effectively as possible, it was necessary to understand aspects of the biology of the storks, the characteristics of their foraging sites and the patternsmore » of their use of the SRSS. Results are described.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Savannah River Ecology Lab., Aiken, SC (United States). Wildlife Ecology and Toxicology Div.
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10157168
Report Number(s):
SREL-42
ON: DE93013823; TRN: 93:016382
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-76SR00819
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Feb 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; BIRDS; POPULATIONS; L REACTOR; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT; FOOD; FISHES; PONDS; 540250; 540210; 540310; 540350; 550100; SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES; BASIC STUDIES; BEHAVIORAL BIOLOGY

Citation Formats

Coulter, M C. Wood Storks of the Birdsville Colony and swamps of the Savannah River Site: General overview of research findings, 1983--1990. United States: N. p., 1993. Web. doi:10.2172/10157168.
Coulter, M C. Wood Storks of the Birdsville Colony and swamps of the Savannah River Site: General overview of research findings, 1983--1990. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10157168
Coulter, M C. 1993. "Wood Storks of the Birdsville Colony and swamps of the Savannah River Site: General overview of research findings, 1983--1990". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10157168. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10157168.
@article{osti_10157168,
title = {Wood Storks of the Birdsville Colony and swamps of the Savannah River Site: General overview of research findings, 1983--1990},
author = {Coulter, M C},
abstractNote = {The population of Wood Storks (Mycteria americana) that breeds in the United States has decreased from an estimated 20,000 breeding pairs in 1930 to just under 5,000 pairs in 1980. Since 1980, the number has remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 3,500 and 5,500 breeding pairs. The decline prompted the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to list the United States population of Wood Storks as endangered in 1984. When the US Department of Energy (USDOE) decided to restart L-Reactor on the Savannah River Site (SRS), there was concern that when the reactor was restarted, cooling water flowing into the Steel Creek Delta would raise the water level and the area would become too deep for foraging storks. The potential loss of this area to storks was important because storks had been observed foraging in the Steel Creek Delta. The USDOE began consultation with the USFWS in April, 1984, and the USDOE subsequently agreed to develop and maintain alternative foraging habitat to replace the potential loss. In order to design and manage the alternate foraging ponds as effectively as possible, it was necessary to understand aspects of the biology of the storks, the characteristics of their foraging sites and the patterns of their use of the SRSS. Results are described.},
doi = {10.2172/10157168},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10157168}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
}