Waterfowl movements in agricultural and natural wetland landscapes
Charles Sturt University
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Project code: PRJ-000581
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Project stage: Closed
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Project start date: Wednesday, January 1, 2003
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Project completion date: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
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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.