Potential reduction in terrestrial salamander ranges associated with Marcellus shale development

Brand, Adrianne B.; Wiewel, Amber; Grant, Evan H. Campbell

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.10.008

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“…Most oil well sites in our study had numerous tall structures (pumping units, storage tanks, power-lines), were surrounded by barbed wire fencing, had brightly burning natural gas flares, generated relatively minor chronic noise, and were visited frequently by large trucks (maintenance staff and tanker trucks to empty storage tanks). Further, horizontal drilling techniques combined with a relatively flat landscape and low human population density have allowed for development of well pads along linear corridors, in comparison to neural or grid patterns common in other areas (Francis et al, 2011, Brand et al, 2014. At the time of our study, horizontal well bores extended as far as 3.2 km from a well pad site, and developed corridors were often spaced in parallel rows at 3.2 km intervals.…”

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confidence: 86%

Avoidance of unconventional oil wells and roads exacerbates habitat loss for grassland birds in the North American great plains

Thompson

Johnson

Niemuth

et al. 2015

Biological Conservation

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Avoidance of unconventional oil wells and roads exacerbates habitat loss for grassland birds in the North American great plains

Thompson

Johnson

Niemuth

et al. 2015

Biological Conservation

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“…Due to lack of extensive quantitative baseline data, we will never understand conclusively how or if gasdrilling accidents at wells 8H and 9H affected WMF. The lack of baseline water chemistry and accompanying amphibian data across the Marcellus Shale play hinders the ability to quantify future ecological risk accurately, determine future impacts, and develop best management practices (Brand et al 2014). The lack of information about accident location and timing, as well as the propensity for not releasing information about accidents (Souther et al 2014) due to liability and/or confidentiality agreements, makes it difficult to study and understand impacts resulting from gas development (Brantley et al 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

The impacts of Marcellus Shale gas drilling accidents on amphibians in a Pennsylvania fen

Graham

Wilcox

2021

Wetlands Ecol Manage

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Gas drilling into the Marcellus Shale play has been linked to environmental issues, including potential impacts on wildlife. In 2009, three separate accidents occurred at two gas well sites in central Pennsylvania, USA that resulted in high levels of contaminants in Wallace Mine Fen and a headwater stream that flows through the fen. We collected water chemistry, vegetation, and amphibian data at the impacted fen and at a control fen in 2012 and 2013 to determine similarity of sites and the impacts of the contaminants. We also reviewed water chemistry reports generated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for data collected shortly after the accidents occurred to provide insight on the nature of the accidents. Ordinations of vegetation data, as well as water chemistry, showed that the two wetlands are similar and dominated by the same plant species and water chemistry. Historically, both wetlands provided habitat for amphibians. However, unlike in pre-accident amphibian data, we detected virtually no amphibians in the impacted Wallace Mine Fen, suggesting that amphibians were possibly negatively affected by gas-drilling accidents.

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“…A handful of articles that focus on specific species demonstrate that land fragmentation contributes to animals avoiding roadways, which isolates them to smaller areas of land, a trend documented in grassland bird species (Thompson et al 2015), salamanders (Brand et al 2014), mule deer (Lendrum et al 2012), and river otters (Godwin et al 2015). Although land fragmentation is not likely to have a big impact on livestock and companion animals, range restrictions might; despite this possibility, studies of the impacts of HVHHF on livestock and companion animals are scarce.…”

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Exploring the Place of Animals and Human–Animal Relationships in Hydraulic Fracturing Discourse

Whitley

2019

Social Sciences

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Throughout human history, energy security has been a prominent concern. Historically, animals were used as energy providers and as companions and sentinels in mining operations. While animals are seldom used for these purposes in developed communities today, this legacy of use is likely to have far-reaching consequences for how animals and human–animal relationships are acknowledged in energy development. The US is currently experiencing an energy boom in the form of high volume horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (HVHHF); because animals are the most at risk from this boom, this study uses a thorough content analysis of peer-reviewed HVHHF articles mentioning animals from 2012–2018 to assess how animals and human–animal relationships are discussed. Three dominant article theme classifications emerge: animal-focused articles, animal-observant articles, and animal sentinel articles. Across themes, articles seldom acknowledge the inherent value or the social and psychological importance of animals in human lives; instead, the focus is almost exclusively on the use of animals as sentinels for potential human health risks. Further, what is nearly absent from this body of literature is any social science research. Given that relationships with animals are an integral part of human existence, this study applies environmental justice principles, serving as a call to action for social science scholars to address the impacts of HVHHF on animals and human–animal relationships.

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Potential reduction in terrestrial salamander ranges associated with Marcellus shale development

Cited by 9 publications

References 52 publications

Avoidance of unconventional oil wells and roads exacerbates habitat loss for grassland birds in the North American great plains

Avoidance of unconventional oil wells and roads exacerbates habitat loss for grassland birds in the North American great plains

The impacts of Marcellus Shale gas drilling accidents on amphibians in a Pennsylvania fen

Exploring the Place of Animals and Human–Animal Relationships in Hydraulic Fracturing Discourse

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