Open AccessSurvey of protected terrestrial vertebrates on the Oak Ridge Reservation 1995 annual progress report
Author(s) -
E.R. Vail,
Joseph Mitchell,
J.W. Webb,
A.L. King,
P.A. Hamlett
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/149819
Subject(s) - wildlife , threatened species , endangered species , geography , reservation , sampling (signal processing) , environmental resource management , ecology , habitat , fishery , environmental science , biology , engineering , computer science , computer network , filter (signal processing) , electrical engineering
This progress report discusses surveys of protected terrestrial vertebrates on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) from October 1994 through September 1995. These surveys are important to help avoid or minimize potential impacts of projects on the ORR to species listed as threatened, endangered, or in need of management by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Currently, there are 69 species of federally or state-listed terrestrial vertebrates that may occur in Tennessee. Not all of these are expected to occur on the ORR, nor do resources permit comprehensive sampling for all of them over the entire ORR. To effectively organize sampling efforts, listed animal species that might be present were targeted using a prioritization system based on historical and recent sightings, species distributions, literature reviews, and personal communications. Sampling was conducted during the time of the year when each targeted species would most likely be encountered. Several trapping and surveying methods were used, including pitfall traps, Sherman traps, seining, artificial covers, and cave and avian surveys