Assessment of Training Noise Impacts on the Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Preliminary Results.

Abstract

Because military noise management has traditionally focused on minimizing human annoyance, loud training activities have often been relocated to sparsely populated areas where wildlife resides. This has led to increased conflicts between training activity and conservation of threatened and endangered species. Increasing importance has been placed on determining how noise affects these species. This report presents preliminary results of a multiyear study to determine the effects of certain kinds of training noise on the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW). This research shows that the basic technical approach to data gathering and analysis is appropriate and effective. Preliminary data suggest that measured levels of military training noise did not affect RCW nesting success and productivity. The RCW flushed infrequently and returned to their nests quickly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA367234

Entities

People

  • Bernard Lohr
  • David K. Delaney
  • Larry D. Peter
  • Robert Dooling
  • Timothy J. Hayden

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Habitats
  • Medical Personnel
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.