ELF (Extremely Low Frequency) Communications System - Ecological Monitoring Program: Summary of 1988 Progress

Abstract

A long-term Ecological Monitoring Program is being conducted to monitor for possible effects from the operation of the U.S. Navy's ELF communications System to resident biota and their ecological relationships. Monitoring studies were selected through a peer reviewed, competitive bidding process in mid-1982, and work on most studies began in late summer of that year. Preliminary activities of the Program consisted of site selection, characterization of critical study aspects, and validation of assumptions made in original proposal. Subsequently, increasing emphasis has been placed on the collection of preoperational and operational data bases at the Michigan and Wisconsin Transmitting Facilities. The data bases are being used to make proposed spatial and/or temporal comparisons of biological and ecological variables. This report summarizes the progress of the Ecological Monitoring Program during 1988. Keywords: Extremely low frequency, Electromagnetic fields, Environmental studies, Ecology, ELF Communications system, ELF Ecological monitoring program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA216153

Entities

People

  • John E. Zapotosky

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fish
  • Fungi
  • Habitats
  • Information Science
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design