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Title | Ecology and behavior of pronghorn in the Red Desert, Wyoming with reference to energy development |
Creator/Author | Deblinger, R.D. |
Publication Date | 1988 Jan 01 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 5257501 |
Resource Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
Resource Relation | Thesis (Ph. D.) |
Research Org | Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (USA) |
Subject | 560162 -- Radionuclide Effects, Kinetics, & Toxicology-- Animals, Plants, Microorganisms, & Cells ;540230 -- Environment, Terrestrial-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-); RUMINANTS-- POPULATION DYNAMICS;URANIUM MINES-- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; ANNUAL VARIATIONS;MIGRATION;SEASONAL VARIATIONS |
Related Subject | ANIMALS;MAMMALS;MINES;UNDERGROUND FACILITIES;VARIATIONS;VERTEBRATES |
Description/Abstract | Pronghorn in the Red Desert were not negatively impacted by the Sweetwater Uranium Mining Project or other human activities associated with mining.^A proportion of the pronghorn population habituated to the mine site and inhabited lands adjacent to the mine their entire lives.^Other pronghorn remained wary of mining activities and migrated around the mine without difficulty.^Distribution patterns in the Red Desert varied seasonally and yearly.^Generally, pronghorn used northern portions of the study area during summer and central to southern portions during winter.^Summer range was used traditionally, while winter ranges were chosen opportunistically.^Initial fall migration movement and total distances traveled were dictated by weather.^Specifically, snow accumulation and temperatures determined fall migration timing and length of travel.^Similarly, pronghorn migrated back to summer ranges as soon as snow melted. |
Publisher | Fort Collins, CO (US) ;Colorado State Univ. |
Country of Publication | United States |
Language | English |
Format | Pages: (240 p) |
Availability | University Microfilms, PO Box 1764, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, Order No.88-27,827 |
System Entry Date | 2001 May 13 |
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