Hattah Lakes - Waterbird response to environmental water delivery
| Catchment Management Authority |
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| Habitat type | lake wetland |
| Keyword | birds TLM waterbirds |
| Program | The Living Murray |
| System component | birds |
| Theme | Environmental Water |
| Objective | To assess the species richness and abundance of waterbirds following the use of environmental water at the Hattah Lakes Icon Site. To collect quantitative data on the diversity and abundance of waterbird species in response to manipulation of water levels in the Hattah Lakes floodplain. The nature of the surveys, in which point counts are made from a specific location on the edge of each waterbody, means that counts of birds provide relative measures of abundance but do not represent comprehensive total census numbers. |
| Location | Hattah Kulkyne |
| Status | Completed |
| Start | 2013 |
| Finish | 2017 |
| Project Lead | Biosis (consultant) for CMA - Mallee |
| Funder | CMA - Mallee |
| Outputs | survey, report |
| Publication Outputs | Annual report |
| Publications |
Monitoring waterbird abundance in response to ewatering at Hattah Lakes 2016 |
