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Utilization of reclamation habitats by birds within the Highland Valley copper operating area, Logan Lake, British Columbia Howie, Richard

Abstract

Highland Valley Copper operates a copper and molybdenum mining complex southwest of Kamloops, British Columbia in the southern interior of the province. This paper reports on a reconnaissance level survey to document the response by the bird community to the mining and reclamation initiatives. A total of 2758 observations were made of birds using habitats within the operating area. These observations comprised 13,547 individual birds representing 160 species. To date, 44% of the regularly-occurring species in British Columbia have been found within the study area. 115 species were observed using habitats resulting from mining disturbance and reclamation while 45 species were found only in native habitats remaining undisturbed by mining. Utilization of 24 wetland complexes including tailings and seepage ponds as well as 4 pit lakes is discussed. Species use of reclamation grasslands established on rock dumps and tailings is documented.

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Utilization of reclamation habitats by birds within the Highland Valley copper operating area, Logan Lake, British Columbia
Creator
Howie, Richard
Contributor
British Columbia Mine Reclamation Symposium; University of British Columbia. Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Date Issued
2006
Description
Highland Valley Copper operates a copper and molybdenum mining complex southwest of Kamloops, British Columbia in the southern interior of the province. This paper reports on a reconnaissance level survey to document the response by the bird community to the mining and reclamation initiatives. A total of 2758 observations were made of birds using habitats within the operating area. These observations comprised 13,547 individual birds representing 160 species. To date, 44% of the regularly-occurring species in British Columbia have been found within the study area. 115 species were observed using habitats resulting from mining disturbance and reclamation while 45 species were found only in native habitats remaining undisturbed by mining. Utilization of 24 wetland complexes including tailings and seepage ponds as well as 4 pit lakes is discussed. Species use of reclamation grasslands established on rock dumps and tailings is documented.
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Text
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application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-05-29
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0042503
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8490
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Other
Copyright Holder
British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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