Effects of Energy Development on Songbirds

Bayne, Erin M.; Dale, Brenda C.

doi:10.5822/978-1-61091-022-4_6

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“…Further, industrial wind energy development shares many of the same features of conventional oil, gas, and coal extraction. These include increased linear features, edge habitats, and invasive species, all of which have been shown to negatively affect open‐country avian species in numerous studies (see summary table 6.2 in Bayne and Dale ). Grassland patch size and landscape composition also influence the presence, density, and reproductive success of wildlife in the PPR (Herkert et al , Horn et al , Ribic et al ).…”

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Conservation Planning in an Era of Change: State of the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region

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We assessed attainability of landscape‐level conservation planning goals in the United States portion of the Prairie Pothole Region by summarizing and analyzing data on status, trends, and potential future of grasslands and wetlands. All published literature and new data analyses consistently indicate declines in grassland and wetland area. When we incorporated time as a conservation planning metric, the importance of seemingly small wetland (0.05–0.57%) and grassland (0.4–1.3%) annual loss rates became apparent. Moreover, we highlighted large differences in the amount of future grassland (30–67%) and wetland (47–93%) resulting from seemingly small changes in loss percentages. Our analyses clearly demonstrate that time, along with current status and trends of target habitat(s), must be incorporated when setting habitat conservation goals, otherwise goals may be unrealistic. Prairie Pothole Joint Venture (PPJV) partners protected an average of 0.20% of the 3.3 million ha extant wetlands and 0.26% of the 10.7 million ha extant grasslands/year. Consequently, PPJV partners cannot reach stated conservation goals given current habitat loss rates unless 1) increased funding is secured for land conservation, 2) landowner interest and acceptance of conservation programs remains high, and 3) wetland and grassland loss rates are decreased via public policy, particularly through agriculture programs, or other mechanisms. Otherwise, PPJV habitat conservation goals, and ultimately species population goals, will need to be reduced accordingly. Our comprehensive assessment may help the PPJV and other landscape‐level planning efforts discriminate between goals they would like to attain versus goals they are likely to achieve. © 2013 The Wildlife Society.

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Conservation Planning in an Era of Change: State of the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region

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“…With large increases in energy development projected in the coming decades (McDonald et al . ), it is important that we determine how large an impact this will have on wildlife populations (Bayne & Dale ). Our modeling approach allowed us to better anticipate how populations might be affected.…”

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Accounting for uncertainty in oil and gas development impacts to wildlife in Alaska

Wilson¹,

Liebezeit

Loya³

2013

Conservation Letters

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Around the world, oil and gas exploration and development are moving into areas previously undisturbed by industrial development. These activities and associated infrastructure can significantly impact wildlife populations and their habitat. Uncertainty in the location of oil and gas accumulations, however, makes it difficult to assess potential impacts to wildlife populations from future development. We present a modeling approach that takes this uncertainty into account by randomly sampling the locations of oil and gas accumulations across the landscape and building out simulated infrastructure. We evaluated four management alternatives outlined for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to demonstrate how this model can quantify the relative impacts to caribou (Rangifer tarandus) calving habitat and passerine nest survival. We were able to identify clear differences in impacts for wildlife under the four alternatives and highlighted the range of variability in how development might proceed under each scenario.

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“…75 In western Canada, territories of the ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) straddled 3-m-wide cleared seismic exploration lines, but did not straddle 8-m-wide lines, leading to local population declines. 75 In another example, red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) was less abundant near gravel roads in mature forests in Virginia; this influence of roads on red-backed salamander appeared to be due to dessication of soils. 76 Some access roads and pipelines cross wetlands and streams, potentially creating barriers to movement of water and organisms.…”

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“…Many forest songbirds avoid roads, trails, pipelines, and human activities . In western Canada, territories of the ovenbird ( Seiurus aurocapillus ) straddled 3‐m‐wide cleared seismic exploration lines, but did not straddle 8‐m‐wide lines, leading to local population declines . In another example, red‐backed salamander ( Plethodon cinereus ) was less abundant near gravel roads in mature forests in Virginia; this influence of roads on red‐backed salamander appeared to be due to dessication of soils .…”

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Risks to biodiversity from hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus and Utica shales

Kiviat

2013

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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High-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing (HVHHF) for mining natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shales is widespread in Pennsylvania and potentially throughout approximately 280,000 km(2) of the Appalachian Basin. Physical and chemical impacts of HVHHF include pollution by toxic synthetic chemicals, salt, and radionuclides, landscape fragmentation by wellpads, pipelines, and roads, alteration of stream and wetland hydrology, and increased truck traffic. Despite concerns about human health, there has been little study of the impacts on habitats and biota. Taxa and guilds potentially sensitive to HVHHF impacts include freshwater organisms (e.g., brook trout, freshwater mussels), fragmentation-sensitive biota (e.g., forest-interior breeding birds, forest orchids), and species with restricted geographic ranges (e.g., Wehrle's salamander, tongue-tied minnow). Impacts are potentially serious due to the rapid development of HVHHF over a large region.

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Effects of Energy Development on Songbirds

Cited by 16 publications

References 54 publications

Conservation Planning in an Era of Change: State of the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region

Conservation Planning in an Era of Change: State of the U.S. Prairie Pothole Region

Accounting for uncertainty in oil and gas development impacts to wildlife in Alaska

Risks to biodiversity from hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus and Utica shales

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