Crisis water management and ibis breeding at Narran Lakes in arid Australia

Environmental Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 489-498

  Brandis, K J ^a   Kingsford, R T ^a   Ren, S ^a   Ramp, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonial waterbird breeding; Environmental flow; Reproductive success; Water extraction; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COLONIAL WATERBIRD BREEDING; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; RAMSAR SITE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RIVER FLOW; WATER DEPTH; WATER EXTRACTION; WATER MANAGEMENT POLICY; WHITE IBIS;

ECOLOGY; LAKES; WATER LEVELS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

BREEDING; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; RIVER FLOW; SEABIRD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER DEPTH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WETLAND;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; BREEDING; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HATCHING; IBIS; LAKE; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RIVER; THRESKIORNIS MOLUCCA; THRESKIORNIS SPINICOLLIS; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIRDS; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODS; POLICY MAKING; REPRODUCTION; RISK MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WETLANDS;

AUSTRALIA; NARRAN LAKES; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EUDOCIMUS; IBIS; PLEGADIS; PLEGADIS FALCINELLUS; THRESKIORNIS SPINICOLLIS;

EID: 80054775021     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9705-5     Document Type: Article

References (61)

1. Abbott WE (1881) Notes on a journey on the Darling. Journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales XV: 41-70
2. Arthington AH, Pusey BJ (2003) Flow restoration and protection in Australian rivers. River Research and Applications 19:377-395 (Pubitemid 37348206)
3. Arthington AH, Rall JL, Kennard MJ, Pusey BJ (2003) Environmental flow requirements of fish in Lesotho rivers using the DRIFT methodology. River Research and Applications 19:641-666 (Pubitemid 37348221)
4. Barrett G, Silcocks A, Barry S, Cunningham R, Poulter R (2003) The New atlas of Australian birds. Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, Melbourne
5. Beruldsen GR (1985) Terawah!. The Bird Observer 639:25-26
6. Bildstein KL, Post W, Johnston J, Frederick P (1990) Freshwater wetlands, rainfall, and the breeding ecology of white ibises in coastal South Carolina. Wilson Bulletin 102:84-98
7. Bren LJ (1988) Effects of river regulation on flooding of a riparian red gum forest on the River Murray, Australia. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management 2:65-77
8. Brock MA, Capon SJ, Porter JL (2006) Disturbance of plant communities dependent on desert rivers. In: Kingsford RT (ed) Ecology of desert rivers. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
9. Brooker MG (1993) Aerial counts of waterbirds on Narran Lake, New South Wales. Australian Bird Watcher 15:13-18
10. Bureau of Meteorology (2008) Walgett, New South Wales, Daily Weather Observations. http://www.bom.gov. au/climate/dwo/200801/html/IDCJDW2140.200801. shtml. Accessed 3 July 2009
11. Burger J (1981) A Model for the evolution of mixed-species colonies of ciconiiformes. The Quarterly Review of Biology 56:143-167
12. Capon SJ (2005) Flood variability and spatial variation in plant community composition and structure on a large arid floodplain. Journal of Arid Environments 60:283-302 (Pubitemid 39308473)
13. Carrick R (1962) Breeding, movements, and conservation of ibises (Threskiornithidae) in Australia. CSIRO Wildlife Research 7:71-90
14. Crozier GE, Gawlik DE (2003) Wading bird nesting effort as an index to wetland ecosystem integrity. Waterbirds 26:303-324 (Pubitemid 37515198)
15. CSIRO (2008) Water availability in the Condamine-Balonne. A report to the Australian Government from the CSIRO Murray-Darling Basin sustainable yields project. CSIRO, Melbourne
16. Cummins T, Duggan K (2009) Option for environmental water: an evaluation of the 2008 Narran Lakes environmental water purchase. Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Canberra
17. Department of Natural Resources and Water (2007) Condamine-Balonne draft resource operations plan. The State of Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water
18. Devkar RV, Khanpara PS, Bhimani SH, Katara RD (2006) Breeding success of Oriental White Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus Latham) in captivity. Current Science 99:28-31
19. Earnst SL, Neel L, Ivey GL, Zimmerman T (1998) Status of the White-faced Ibis: breeding colony dynamics of the Great Basin population, 1985-1997. Colonial Waterbirds 20:301-476
20. ESRI ArcGIS 9.3 (1999-2008) ESRI® Redlands, CA Hirji R, Davis R (2009) Environmental flows in water resources policies, plans and projects: findings and recommendations. The World Bank, Washington
21. Ivey GL, Severson DJ (1984) White-faced Ibis nesting in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. The Condor 86:492-493
22. Johnson DH, Shaffer TL (1990) Estimating nest success: when Mayfield wins. The Auk 107:595-600
23. Kelchlin EP, Wright VL (2002) Nestling survival of White-faced Ibis in Lahontan Valley, Nevada, U. S. A. Waterbirds 25:499-504 (Pubitemid 36093732)
24. Kingsford RT (2000) Review: ecological impacts of dams, water diversions and river management on floodplain wetlands in Australia. Austral Ecology 25:109-127 (Pubitemid 30308463)
25. Kingsford RT, Auld KM (2003) Waterbird breeding in the Macquarie Marshes-a guide to river health, Final report. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Sydney
26. Kingsford RT, Auld KM (2005) Waterbird breeding and environmental flow management in the Macquarie Marshes, arid Australia. Rivers Research and Applications 21(2-3):187-200 (Pubitemid 40405272)
27. Kingsford RT, Brandis K, Porter JL (2008) Waterbird response to flooding in the northern Murray-Darling Basin 2008. Final Report to The Murray Darling Basin Authority December 2008, University of New South Wales
28. Kingsford RT, Jenkins KM, Porter JL (2004) Imposed hydrological stability on lakes in arid Australia and effects on waterbirds. Ecology 59:2478-2492 (Pubitemid 39348541)
29. Kingsford RT, Johnson W (1998) Impact of water diversions on colonially-nesting waterbirds in the Macquarie Marshes of Arid Australia. Colonial Waterbirds 21:159-170
30. Kingsford RT, Porter JL (2009) Monitoring waterbird populations with aerial surveys-what have we learnt? Wildlife Research 36:29-40
31. Kingsford RT, Thomas RF (1995) The Macquarie Marshes in Arid Australia and their waterbirds: a 50-year history of decline. Environmental Management 19:867-878 (Pubitemid 26469927)
32. Kopij G (1999) Breeding ecology of the Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) in the Free State, South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 29:25-30 (Pubitemid 30020756)
33. Kopij G, Kok OB, Roos ZN (1996) Food of Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethipicus) nestlings in the Free State Province, South Africa. Ostrich 67:138-143 (Pubitemid 126696812)
34. Leslie DJ (2001) Effect of river management on colonially-nesting waterbirds in the Barmah-Millewa Forest, South-Eastern Australia. Regulated Rivers: Research and Management 17:21-36
35. Ley AJ (1998a) Waterbirds at Narran Lake Nature Reserve, New South Wales, in 1996. Australian Bird Watcher 17:219-233
36. Ley AJ (1998b) The response of Waterbirds to the 1997 Flood in the Narran Lake Nature Reserve, New South Wales. Australian Bird Watcher 17:337-341
37. Liang KY, Zeger S (1986) Longitudinal data analysis using generalised linear models. Biometrika 73(1):13-22
38. Magrath M J L (1991) Waterbird Breeding in the Narran Wetlands. Department of Water Resources, Technical Services Division, Sydney
39. Marchant S, Higgins PJ (eds) (1990) Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds. Volume 1: ratites to ducks. Oxford University Press, Melbourne
40. Martin JM, French K, Major RE (2007) The pest status of Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca) in urban situation and the effectiveness of egg-oil in reproductive control. Wildlife Research 34:319-324 (Pubitemid 47014241)
41. Mayfield HF (1975) Suggestions for calculating nest success. The Wilson Bulletin 87(4):456-466
42. McCosker RO (1996) Gwydir wetlands: ecological response to flooding 1995-96. LANDMAX Natural Resource Management Services, Armidale
43. McCosker RO (1999) Gwydir wetlands ecological response to flooding 1998. Prepared for New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Land and Water Conservation and Gwydir River Management Committee, Sydney
44. McGann TD, Kingswood R, Bell D (2001) Vegetation of Narran Lake Nature Reserve, North Western Plains, New South Wales. Cunninghamia 7:43-63
45. McKilligan NG (1975) Breeding and movements of the straw-necked ibis in Australia. Emu 75:199-212
46. NSW Government Water Information (2009) http://waterinfo.nsw. gov. au. Accessed 3 Feb. 2009
47. Perrins CM (1970) The timing of birds' breeding seasons. Ibis 112:242-255
48. Poff NL, Zimmerman J K H (2010) Ecological responses to altered flow regimes: a literature review to inform the science and management of environmental flows. Freshwater Biology 55:194-205
49. Poff NL, Allan JD, Palmer MA, Hart DD, Richter BD, Arthington AH, Rogers KH, Meyer JL, Stanford JA (2003) River flows and water wars: emerging science for environmental decision making. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 1:298-306
50. Queensland Department of Natural Resources (2008) Queensland Murray Darling Basin Preliminary Water Report 2007/08
51. Queensland Government Department of Natural Resources and Water (2007) Condamine and Balonne draft resource operations plan. State of Queensland
52. Ramsar (1999) Information sheet on Ramsar Wetlands; Narran Lake Nature Reserve. www.ramsar.org. Accessed 16 Aug. 2008
53. R Development Core Team (2010) R: a language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna. ISBN 3-900051-07-0, http://www. R-project.org/. Accessed 10 Sept 2010
54. Roshier DA, Robertson AI, Kingsford RT (2002) Responses of waterbirds to flooding in an arid region of Australia and implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 106:399-411 (Pubitemid 34842085)
55. Smith KW, Aghnaj A, El Bekkay M, Oubrou W, Ribi M, Armesto MJ, Bowden C G R (2008) The provision of supplementary fresh water improves the breeding success of the globally threatened Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita. Ibis 150:728-734
56. Taft MR, Mauser DM, Arnold TW (2000) Breeding ecology of White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) in the Upper Klamath Basin, California. Western North America Naturalist 60:403-409
57. Tharme RE (2003) A Global perspective on environmental flow assessment: emerging trends in the development and application of environmental flow methodologies for rivers. River Research and Applications 19:397-441 (Pubitemid 37348207)
58. Thoms MC, Parsons M (2003) Identifying spatial and temporal patterns in the hydrological character of the Condamine-Balonne River, Australia, using multivariate statistics. River Research and Applications 19:443-457 (Pubitemid 37348208)
59. Trocki CL, Paton P W C (2006) Comparison of two foraging habitats used by Glossy Ibis during the breeding season in Rhode Island. Northeastern Naturalist 13:93-102
60. Twisk J W R, Smidt N, de Vente W (2005) Applied analysis of recurrent events: a practical overview. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 59:706-710 (Pubitemid 41081460)
61. Waterman M, Close D, Condon D (1971) Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) in South Australia: breeding colonies and movements. The South Australian Ornithologist 26:7-11