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Title: Surveys of distribution and abundance of the Hawaiian hawk within the vicinity of proposed geothermal project subzones in the District of Puna, Hawaii. Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10179881· OSTI ID:10179881
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  1. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hawaii National Park, HI (United States). Hawaii Research Station

In 1993, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) entered an interagency agreement with the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct specific biological surveys to identify potential impacts of proposed geothermal development on the biota of the east rift zone of Kilauea volcano in the Puna district on the island of Hawaii. This report presents data on the distribution, habitat use, and density of the Hawaiian hawk or `Io (Buteo solitarius). Data were collected by the USFWS to assess the potential impacts of geothermal development on `Io populations on the island of Hawaii. These impacts include degradation of potential nesting habitat and increased disturbance due to construction and operation activities. Data from these surveys were analyzed as part of an island wide population assessment conducted by the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology at the request of the USFWS.

Research Organization:
Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, HI (United States). Pacific Islands Office
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AI05-93OR22088
OSTI ID:
10179881
Report Number(s):
DOE/OR/22088-5; ON: DE94017947; BR: AM1001000; TRN: AHC29420%%10
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Aug 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English