Great Basin Naturalist
Abstract
An inventory of the terrestrial vertebrate fauna and the seasonal occurrence of each species was determined for a man-made radioactive leaching pond complex in southeastern Idaho. Three reptile, 11 mammal, and 94 bird species were identified from February 1974 through January 1978. Fewest species were observed during the winter and most during the summer. Eight bird species nested at the pond complex, while 19 species of birds were common or seasonally abundant. It appears that the Test Reactor Area radioactive leaching pond complex is an important water source and provides habitat for some species of wildlife.
Recommended Citation
Halford, Douglas K. and Millard, Jere B.
(1978)
"Vertebrate fauna of a radioactive leaching pond complex in southeastem Idaho,"
Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 38:
No.
1, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol38/iss1/9