Waterfowl movements in agricultural and natural wetland landscapes

Charles Sturt University

  • Project code: PRJ-000581

  • Project stage: Closed

  • Project start date: Wednesday, January 1, 2003

  • Project completion date: Wednesday, June 20, 2007

  • National Priority: RIC-Agronomy and farming systems

Summary

To determine the movement responses of waterbirds to changes in wetland availability and analyse interactions with landscape structure at local and regional scales in the rice-growing region of New South Wales and at broad scales across inland Australiaso that predictions may be made about likely damage to rice crops.

Program

Rice

Research Organisation

Charles Sturt University

Objective Summary

To determine the movement responses of waterbirds to changes in wetland availability and analyse interactions with landscape structure at local and regional scales in the rice-growing region of New South Wales and at broad scales across inland Australiaso that predictions may be made about likely damage to rice crops.