Identifying and Avoiding Sensitive Habitats in Petroleum Operations

摘要: Defining and understanding the habitats in which a company is operating key step toward reduction of impacts on biodiversity. Identification vegetation types commonly-used method for mapping an area operations, these are often used as surrogate plant animal habitats, but defining too finely may result limited biological importance plants animals, complicate conservation planning process. Instead, habitat maps based more coarse-scale biologically important data such elevation geologic history can useful communities lead to better land management during operations. We created Blocks 39 57 northeastern south central Peru, respectively, using Landsat imagery data. In Block 39, three different geological formations, or types, were identified map, while four 57. order confirm that this study distinct terms communities, CCES researchers assessed soil samples variety taxonomic groups including ferns, birds, bats, amphibians reptiles each. The protocol requires minimum five days sampling each group areas within ensure thorough collection. then use test redefine boundaries identify with animals special concern. cases 57, recommendations made regarding where avoid limit reduce negative improve likelihood cost-effectiveness restoration post-operations.