Assessment Of Training Noise Impacts On The Red Cockaded Woodpecker Preliminary Results

Author : Larry Lamann Pater
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Download or read book Assessment of Training Noise Impacts on the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: Preliminary Results written by Larry Lamann Pater and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is submitted as partial fulfillment of the terms of SERDP funded project CS-1083. The purpose of this research is to assess the effects of military training noise on the endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) and to develop assessment methodology. The results of this research will provide scientific basis for RCW management protocols, and will partially satisfy requirements of a 1996 USFWS biological opinion that requires the Army to assess effects of implementing the 1996 "Management Guidelines for the RCW on Army Installations." Implementing these new guidelines will significantly reduce restrictions on training for military installations on which RCWs are present. During the first year, we observed and documented several hundred training noise events and resulting RCW responses under realistic conditions. We measured both proximate response behavior and nesting success. We also observed RCW behavior and nesting success without noise stimuli, to provide a baseline against which to judge response and impact. Very few overt proximate responses to noise occurred. No significant difference in breeding success was found between disturbed and relatively undisturbed nest sites. It is important to note that the first year data are not of sufficient statistical power to make strong conclusions or to establish reliable noise dose-response relations or thresholds. They are sufficient to confirm that the project technical approach is appropriate.

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Download or read book Assessment of Training Noise Impacts on the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: 1999 Results written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that nearly a quarter of the remaining Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) population resides on military installations in the southeastern United States. Such a close association has raised questions about the interaction between training and the conservation of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers on military land. Increased importance has been placed on determining how noise affects these species. This report presents second year results of a multiyear study to determine the effects of certain kinds of training noise on the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker. Preliminary data suggest that: measured levels of experimental noise from .50-caliber blank fire and artillery simulators did not affect RCW nesting success or productivity; Red-cockaded Woodpecker flush frequency increased as stimulus distance decreased, regardless of stimulus type; woodpeckers returned to their nests relatively quickly after being flushed; and noise levels in Red-cockaded Woodpecker nest cavities were substantially louder than levels recorded at the base of the nest tree.

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Download or read book Assessment of training noise impacts on the red-cockaded woodpecker : 1999 results written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that nearly a quarter of the remaining Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) population resides on military installations in the southeastern United States. Such a close association has raised questions about the interaction between training and the conservation of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers on military land. Increased importance has been placed on determining how noise affects these species. This report presents second year results of a multiyear study to determine the effects of certain kinds of training noise on the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker. Preliminary data suggest that: measured levels of experimental noise from .50-caliber blank fire and artillery simulators did not affect RCW nesting success or productivity; Red-cockaded Woodpecker flush frequency increased as stimulus distance decreased, regardless of stimulus type; woodpeckers returned to their nests relatively quickly after being flushed; and noise levels in Red-cockaded Woodpecker nest cavities were substantially louder than levels recorded at the base of the nest tree.

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Total Pages : 145 pages
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Download or read book Assessment of Training Noise Impacts on the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: Final Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires that all Federal Agencies carry out programs to conserve Threatened and Endangered Species (TES) and to evaluate the impacts of federal activities on listed species (Scott et al. 1994). TES management on military installations, particularity that involving the REd-cocaded Woodpecker (RCW; Picoides borealis), has raised questions about the interaction between Army training and the conservation of RCWs on military lands. The goal of RCW management on Fort Stewart is to recover the population while eliminating conflicts with the training mission by eliminating the need for training restrictions (Fort Stewart Endangered Species Management Planning Team (ESMPTZ 2001). A brief summary of legal requirements is presented in Appendix A. Because noise management has traditionally focused on minimizing human annoyance, loud activities have often been relocated to sparsely populated areas where wildlife resides. This has led to increased interactions between military activity and wildlife (Holland 1991). Increasing importance has been placed on determining the extent of human-based impacts on wildlife (Bowles 1995), especially TES (Pater et al. 1999; Delaney et al. 1999, 2000, 2001; Hayden et al. in press). Red-cockaded Woodpeckers inhabit mature, open pine forests on the southeastern United States (Jackson 1994; Figure 1).

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Download or read book Assessment of Training Noise Impacts on the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: 2000 Results written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that nearly a quarter of the remaining Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) population resides on 16 military installations in the southeastern United States. Such a close association has led to increased conflicts between TES conservation requirements and the military's mission of maintaining a high degree of combat readiness. Increased importance has been placed on determining how noise affects these species. The primary research objective of this multiyear study is to determine the impact of certain types of training noise on the endangered RCW. A second objective is to develop and disseminate cost-effective techniques for documenting the effects of training noise on TES populations. During this third year of study of the impacts of training noise on the RCW, we observed and documented experimental training noise events and the resulting RCW responses under realistic conditions. Both proximate response behavior and nesting success were measured. We also observed RCW behavior and nesting success for groups where noise stimuli were absent or minimal, to provide an undisturbed behavior baseline to judge response and impact against. No significant differences in nesting success or productivity were found between experimentally disturbed and relatively undisturbed RCW groups.

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Download or read book Assessment of Training Noise Impacts on the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: 1998-2000 written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that nearly a quarter of the remaining Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) population resides on 16 military installations in the southeastern United States. Such a close association has led to increased conflicts between TES conservation requirements and the military's mission of maintaining a high degree of combat readiness. Increased importance has been placed on determining how noise affects these species. The primary research objective of this multiyear study is to determine the impact of certain types of training noise on the endangered RCW. A second objective is to develop and disseminate cost-effective techniques for documenting the effects of training noise on TES populations. During this study the research team observed and documented experimental training noise events and the resulting RCW responses under realistic conditions. Both proximate response behavior and nesting success were measured. The team also observed RCW behavior and nesting success for groups where noise stimuli were absent or minimal (near or below ambient sound levels), to provide an undisturbed behavior baseline to judge response and impact against. No significant differences in nesting success or productivity were found between experimentally disturbed and relatively undisturbed RCW groups.

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