Wood Storks of the birdsville colony and swamps of the Savannah River Plant. Annual report, 1984

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6138930

Coulter, M C

Studies have been carried out to assess the potential impact of the operation of the Savannah River Plant (SRP) on Wood Storks foraging in the Savannah River Swamp System (SRSS). The objectives were: (1) to determine the locations of foraging sites of Wood Storks from the Birdsville colony and to examine the year-to-year variation in sites used, (2) to characterize in detail the habitat, vegetation, water quality and prey density/biomass at foraging sites, (3) to observe the breeding birds to determine the times when food demands at the colony are greatest, (4) to examine the movement of storks from the rookery to foraging sites and to relate seasonal trends to the breeding biology, (5) to examine the importance of the SRSS to foraging Wood Storks, and (6) to examine the movements of individual birds to determine the generality of the observed patterns. 27 refs., 54 figs., 23 tabs.

• Research Organization: Georgia Univ., Athens (USA). Inst. of Ecology; Savannah River Ecology Lab., Aiken, SC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00819
• OSTI ID: 6138930
• Report Number(s): SREL-20; ON: DE86006514
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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