Ecological Monitoring and Compliance Program 2008 Report

Hansen, Dennis J. ; Anderson, David C. ; Hall, Derek B. ; Greger, Paul D. ; Ostler, W. Kent

关键词: ANIMALS;    CALENDARS;    COMPLIANCE;    CONSTRUCTION;    ECOSYSTEMS;    EVALUATION;    HABITAT;    MANAGEMENT;    MONITORING;    MONITORS;    NATIONAL SECURITY;    NEVADA TEST SITE;    PROLIFERATION;    REGULATIONS;    SECURITY Nevada Test Site;    ecology;    wildlife;    vegetation;    monitoring;    2008;   

DOI  :  10.2172/960405
RP-ID  :  DOE/NV/25946--704
PID  :  OSTI ID: 960405
Others  :  TRN: US200919%%573

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The Ecological Monitoring and Compliance Program, funded through the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office (NNSA/NSO), monitors the ecosystem of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and ensures compliance with laws and regulations pertaining to NTS biota. This report summarizes the program’s activities conducted by National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec), during calendar year 2008. Program activities included (a) biological surveys at proposed construction sites, (b) desert tortoise compliance, (c) ecosystem mapping and data management, (d) sensitive plant species monitoring, (e) sensitive and protected/regulated animal monitoring, (f) habitat monitoring, (g) habitat restoration monitoring, and (h) monitoring of the Nonproliferation Test and Evaluation Complex (NPTEC).