Relationships between wintering waterbirds and invertebrates, sediments and hydrology of coastal marsh ponds
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Abstract
We studied relationships among sediment variables (carbon content, C:N, hardness, oxygen penetration, silt-clay fraction), hydrologic variables (dissolved oxygen, salinity, temperature, transparency, water depth), sizes and biomass of common invertebrate classes, and densities of 15 common waterbird species in ponds of impounded freshwater, oligohaline, mesohaline, and unimpounded mesohaline marshes during winters 1997-98 to 1999-2000 on Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, USA. Canonical correspondence analysis and forward selection was used to analyze the above variables. Water depth and oxygen penetration were the variables that best segregated habitat characteristics that resulted in maximum densities of common waterbird species. Most common waterbird species were associated with specific marsh types, except Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) and Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata). We concluded that hydrologic manipulation of marsh ponds is the best way to manage habitats for these birds, if the hydrology can be controlled adequately.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Relationships between wintering waterbirds and invertebrates, sediments and hydrology of coastal marsh ponds |
| Series title | Waterbirds |
| DOI | 10.1675/1524-4695(2004)027[0333:RBWWAI]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2004 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | BioOne Complete |
| Contributing office(s) | Louisiana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 333 |
| Last page | 341 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Other Geospatial | Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge |
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