Angehr George R, Siegel James, Aucca Constantino, Christian Daniel G, Pequeño Tatiana
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, USA.
Environ Monit Assess. 2002 May;76(1):69-87. doi: 10.1023/a:1015220921192.
We developed an assessment and monitoring plan for birds in connection with the exploration and potential development of a large natural gas field in the Lower Urubamba drainage of Peru, a project of Shell Prospecting and Development Peru (SPDP). Our objectives were to: (1) inventory the birds in the area, including information on habitat use and abundance, and (2) devise long-term monitoring protocols for birds. We sampled birds through a combination of visual and auditory surveys and mist-netting at 4 well sites and 3 sites along the Urubamba and Camisea rivers. We recorded 420 species during 135 days of field work. We consider the highest priorities for a future monitoring program to be: (1) establish whether edge effects are occurring at well sites, along roads and along the planned pipeline route and determine the significance and extent of these effects and (2) assess the impact of increased human access to the area on game and other exploited species. The remoteness of the area, its rugged terrain and dense vegetation and the lack of trained personnel limit the choice of survey and monitoring methods. We recommend use of mist-netting and transects for monitoring edge effects and use of transects for monitoring game and other exploited species.
我们针对秘鲁乌鲁班巴河下游一个大型天然气田的勘探及潜在开发项目（壳牌秘鲁勘探与开发公司的一个项目）制定了鸟类评估与监测计划。我们的目标是：（1）清查该地区的鸟类，包括其栖息地利用和数量信息，以及（2）制定鸟类长期监测方案。我们通过视觉和听觉调查以及在4个井场和乌鲁班巴河与卡米塞阿河沿岸3个地点设置雾网相结合的方式对鸟类进行采样。在135天的野外工作中，我们记录了420个物种。我们认为未来监测计划的最高优先事项是：（1）确定井场、道路沿线和规划管道路线沿线是否存在边缘效应，并确定这些效应的重要性和程度，以及（2）评估人类进入该地区增加对猎物和其他受开发物种的影响。该地区地处偏远、地形崎岖、植被茂密，且缺乏训练有素的人员，这限制了调查和监测方法的选择。我们建议使用雾网和样带监测边缘效应，使用样带监测猎物和其他受开发物种。
