VARIATION IN BACHMAN'S SPARROW HOME-RANGE SIZE AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA

2006 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONATHAN M. STOBER ◽  
DAVID G. KREMENTZ
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Savannah River Site ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Savannah River ◽  
River Site

scholarly journals Home Ranges of Sympatric Black and Turkey Vultures in South Carolina

The Condor ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 706-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Travis L. DeVault ◽  
Bradley D. Reinhart ◽  
I. Lehr Brisbin ◽  
Olin E. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Savannah River Site ◽  
Agricultural Landscapes ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Savannah River ◽  
Cathartes Aura ◽  
Turkey Vultures ◽  
River Site

Abstract We examined home-range characteristics of seven Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) and four Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina. Birds were captured at their primary roost and tracked via aerial telemetry from 11 February 2002 through 29 January 2003. Mean annual home-range sizes (95% fixed kernel) for Black and Turkey Vultures were 12 399 ± 5199 ha [SE] and 34 053 ± 8567 ha, respectively. Black Vultures concentrated their movements around the primary roost, whereas Turkey Vultures demonstrated less site fidelity. Home-range sizes and time spent soaring for both species were much greater than reported for vultures residing in an agricultural landscape. We suggest that food resources at the heavily forested Savannah River Site were fewer and less predictable than in agricultural landscapes, requiring larger home ranges and increased time spent foraging. Rangos de Hogar de los Buitres Simpátricos Coragyps atratus y Cathartes aura en Carolina del Sur Resumen. Examinamos las características de los rangos de hogar de siete Coragyps atratus y cuatro Cathartes aura en Savannah River, Carolina del Sur. Las aves fueron capturadas en sus sitios de descanso principales y fueron rastreadas mediante telemetría aé rea desde el 11 de febrero de 2002 hasta el 29 de enero de 2003. Los tamaños medios de rango de hogar (kernel fijo del 95%) fueron de 12 399 ± 5199 ha [EE] para C. atratus y de 34 053 ± 8567 ha para C. aura. Cathartes atratus concentró sus movimientos alrededor de sus sitios de descanso principales, mientras que C. aura demostró menor fidelidad al sitio. Para las dos especies, los tamaños del rango de hogar y el tiempo que permanecieron planeando fueron mucho mayores que los reportados para buitres que habitan paisajes agrícolas. Sugerimos que en Savannah River, un sitio con alta cobertura forestal, los recursos alimenticios eran más escasos y menos predecibles que en paisajes agrícolas, requiriendo rangos de hogar mayores y un incremento en el tiempo de forrajeo.

Pressure Protection Evaluation Program at Savannah River Site

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
James K. Chan ◽  
John W. Ramsey
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Computer Program ◽  
Material Handling ◽  
Nuclear Material ◽  
Savannah River Site ◽  
Pressure Vessels ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Savannah River ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
River Site

This paper describes the current pressure protection program at Savannah River Site (SRS), a Department of Energy chemical processing and nuclear material handling facility in Aiken, South Carolina. It gives a brief description of the design requirements based on ASME, API, CGA, and ASHRAE Codes. Equipment and systems requiring pressure protection at SRS are primarily pressure vessels, steam stations, process chemical systems, refrigerant and cryogenic systems and other air or gas systems. It is understood that any pressure protection program is built on five fundamental areas of responsibility: procurement, verification, registration, inspection, and repair. This paper focuses on the existing process of facility pressure protection evaluation for code compliance followed by identification of failure scenarios and system design requirements, valve selection and sizing, and verification record generation. Improvements to this process are recognized and discussed. They include the development of a computer program to perform pressure protection evaluation and generate verification records. The software would process all applicable pressure protection calculations using improved methodologies. All relevant data required would be accessible within the program. Pressure safety relief device attributes and system parameters would be displayed. The computer program would enhance design consistency, improve quality and plant safety, and make the pressure protection verification process more efficient and cost effective.

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