Remote sensing and GIS (geographic information system) technology for wildlife habitat assessment
- Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC (USA)
- EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (USA)
A geographic information system (GIS) data base was prepared for 217 square kilometers of the Savannah River Plant (SRP). Since 1952, these facilities have released once-through cooling water into several streams and lakes which eventually discharge into the Savannah River. The thermal effluents have altered wetland vegetation along the stream channel floodplains and in the SRP portion of the Savannah River swamp. Two large cooling reservoirs were constructed to reduce these effects. Terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitat studies were conducted as part of the Final Environmental Impact Statement prepared for several cooling system alternatives. This paper addresses the use of a GIS data base and other remote sensing data in support of habitat assessments for these alternatives using the US Fish and Wildlife Service Habitat Evaluation Procedures. 9 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 7067598
- Report Number(s):
- DP-MS-88-24; CONF-880601--56; ON: DE90009300
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
CONSTRUCTION
COOLING PONDS
COOLING SYSTEMS
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
ECOSYSTEMS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PONDS
PRODUCTION REACTORS
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR COOLING SYSTEMS
REACTORS
REMOTE SENSING
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SURFACE WATERS
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
THERMAL EFFLUENTS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WATER RESERVOIRS
WETLANDS
WILD ANIMALS