Limnology and Aquatic Birds

345 Pages·2006·5.6 MB·English

by  Alan R. Hanson

Limnology and Aquatic Birds
Developments in Hydrobiology 189
Series editor
K. Martens
Limnology and Aquatic Birds
Proceedings of the Fourth Conference
Working Group on Aquatic Birds of Societas
Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL),
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, August 3–7, 2003
Edited by
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Alan R. Hanson & Joseph J. Kerekes
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface ix–x
In Memoriam: Stuart Frederick Mitchell BSc (Hons), PhD 1–2
PART I. AQUATIC BIRDS – FORAGING, COMMUNITY ECOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY
A comparison between aquatic birds of lakes and coastal rivers in Florida
M.V. Hoyer, S.K. Notestein, T.K. Frazer, D.E. Canfield Jr. 5–18
Foraging guilds of aquatic birds on productive boreal lakes: environmental relations
and concordance patterns
C.A. Paszkowski, W.M. Tonn 19–30
Water bird guilds and their feeding connections in the Bodrogzug, Hungary
S. Andrikovics, L. Forro´, G. Gere, G. Lakatos, L. Sasva´ri 31–42
Effects of small-bodied fish on invertebrate prey and foraging patterns of waterbirds
in Aspen Parkland wetlands
C.E. McParland, C.A. Paszkowski 43–55
A comparison of three methods to investigate the diet of breeding double-crested
cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in the Beaver Archipelago, northern Lake
Michigan
N.E. Seefelt, J.C. Gillingham 57–67
Patternofnatural15Nabundanceinlakesideforestecosystemaffectedbycormorant-
derived nitrogen
K. Kameda, K. Koba, S. Hobara, T. Osono, M. Terai 69–86
PART II. WATERFOWL – HABITAT USE, FORAGING BEHAVIOUR AND LIMNOLOGY
Temporal processes and duck populations: examples from My´vatn
A. Gardarsson 89–100
Effects of water quality on habitat use by lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) broods in the
boreal Northwest Territories, Canada
K.A. Walsh, D.R. Halliwell, J.E. Hines, M.A. Fournier, A. Czarnecki, M.F. Dahl 101–111
Diurnal time-activity budgets of redheads (Aythya americana) wintering in seagrass
beds and coastal ponds in Louisiana and Texas
T.C. Michot, M.C. Woodin, S.E. Adair, E.B. Moser 113–128
Foraging behavior of redheads (Aythya americana) wintering in Texas and Louisiana
M.C. Woodin, T.C. Michot 129–141
vvii
Macroinvertebrateabundance,waterchemistry,andwetlandcharacteristicsaffectuse
of wetlands by avian species in Maine
J.R. Longcore, D.G. McAuley, G.W. Pendelton, C.R. Bennatti, T.M. Mingo,
K.L. Stromborg 143–167
Breeding waterbird wetland habitat availability and response to water-level manage-
ment in Saint John River floodplain wetlands, New Brunswick
K.J. Connor, S. Gabor 169–181
Populations of ducks and trout of the River Laxa´, Iceland, in relation to variation in
food resources
A´. Einarsson, A. Gardarsson, G.M. G´ıslason, G. Gudbergsson 183–194
Influence of migrant tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus) and Canada geese (Branta
canadensis) on aquatic vegetation at Long Point, Lake Erie, Ontario
S.S. Badzinski, C.D. Ankney, S.A. Petrie 195–211
PART III. LOONS – POPULATION TRENDS, BEHAVIOUR, HABITAT USE
AND ECOTOXICOLOGY
Factors influencing productivity of common loons (Gavia immer) breeding on
circumneutral lakes in Nova Scotia, Canada
S.S. Badzinski, S.T.A. Timmermans 215–226
A landscape-scale model of yellow-billed loon (Gavia adamsii) habitat preferences in
northern Alaska
S.L. Earnst, R. Platte, L. Bond 227–236
Testing hypotheses of social gatherings of common loons (Gavia immer)
J.D. Paruk 237–245
Feedingbehaviorandmodeledenergeticintakeofcommonloon(Gaviaimmer)adults
and chicks on small lakes with and without fish
B.A. Gingras, C.A. Paszkowski 247–261
Assessment of mercury exposure and potential effects on common loons (Gavia
immer) in Que´bec
L. Champoux, D.C. Masse, D. Evers, O.P. Lane, M. Plante, S.T.A. Timmermans 263–274
Bioaccumulation of mercury in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and common loons
(Gavia immer) in relation to lake chemistry in Atlantic Canada
N.M. Burgess, K.A. Hobson 275–282
PART IV. SHOREBIRDS – HABITAT USE, LIMNOLOGY AND TROPHIC DYNAMICS
Shorebirds, snails, and the amphipod (Corophium volutator) in the upper Bay of
Fundy: top–down vs. bottom–up factors, and the influence of compensatory
interactions on mudflat ecology
D.J. Hamilton, A.W. Diamond, P.G. Wells 285–306
Trophic structure and avian communities across a salinity gradient in evaporation
ponds of the San Francisco Bay estuary
J.Y. Takekawa, A.K. Miles, D.H. Schoellhamer, N.D. Athearn, M.K. Saiki, W.D. Duffy,
S. Kleinschmidt, G.G. Shellenbarger, C.A. Jannusch 307–327
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Spatial and temporal fluctuations in presence and use of chironomid prey by
shorebirds in the Odiel saltpans, south-west Spain
M.I. Sa´nchez, A.J. Green, E.M. Castellanos 329–340
Anostracans and microcrustaceans as potential food sources of waterbirds on sodic
pans of the Hungarian plain
E. Boros, S. Ba´nfi, L. Forro´ 341–349
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DOI10.1007/s10750-006-0211-3
Preface
DuringtheInternationalLimnologicalCongressin Group on aquatic birds has resulted in a new
Munich,Germanyin1989,itbecameapparenttoa emphasis on the links between aquatic birds and
smallgroupofparticipantsthatthetimehadcome their environment, as evidenced by limnology
for waterbirds to be treated in a limnological con- textbooks in the last few years which include sec-
text. This led to an ad hoc Symposium, ‘‘Aquatic tions on waterbirds, and use references from the
Birds in the Trophic Web of Lakes’’, held in SIL Aquatic Birds Working Group Conferences.
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, in August Papers presented in this volume further our
1991. The proceedings of this symposium were understandingoftheimportantrolethatlimnology
published in Hydrobiologia (1994) (Kerekes & has in determining habitat suitability for water-
Pollard, 1994) and Developments in Hydrobiology birds.Thepotentialforwaterbirdstoimpactwater
(1994)(Kerekes&Pollard,1994).Theoutstanding quality or fish stocks has received much study in
success of this symposium led to the formation of the past. Continued population declines of many
the Working Group on Aquatic Birds of Societas species of aquatic birds indicate the need for
InternationalisLimnologiae(SIL)duringtheXXV additional understanding of how human activities
SIL Congress in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992. The negatively impact water quality and bird popula-
first conference of the SIL Working Group on tions and what mitigative actionscan be taken.
Aquatic Birds was held in Sopron, Hungary in Wewouldliketothankthefollowingreviewers:
November1994.Theseproceedingswerepublished Rob Alvo, Bart Ballard, Myrtle Bateman, Darold
by Wetlands International (Farago´ & Kerekes, Batzer,Pe´terBı´ro´,ReedBowman,SeanBoyd,Rod
1997). The second conference was convened in Brook, Rob Butler, Jesu´s Casas Jime´nez, Tom
Me´rida, Yucatan, Mexico in November 1997 Clair, Francesca Cuthbert, Gerald Dick, Garry
(Comı´netal.,2000)andthethirdconferencetook Donaldson, Susan Earnst, Tony Erskine, Michael
place in Trebon, Czech Republic in May 2000 Erwin,DaveEvers,Sa´ndorFarago´,JimFarquhar,
(Musil & Albrecht, 2000). These conferences are ErnoFleit,FrancoisFournier,BrianFry,Arnthor
held at least once every 3 years between SIL Con- Gardarrson,MikeGendron,GrantGilchrist,Scott
gresses. These Proceedings are the record of the Gilliland,GeorgeHaas,DianaHamilton,AlHan-
fourth such conference ‘‘Limnology and Water son,PeteHicklin,JoelIngram,BojidarIvanov,Neil
Birds 2003’’ held in Sackville, New Brunswick, Kamman,JoeKerekes,KarenKidd,DougLeeper,
Canada, August 3–7, 2003. Jerry Longcore, Eugenia Lo´pez, Jim Lovvorn,
The Working Group on Aquatic Birds also Bruce MacDonald, Jay Mager, Andrew Major,
heldworkshopsandpapersessionsduringtheSIL MarkMallory, KeithMcAloney,DeanMcCurdy,
congresses in Sa˜o Paulo, Brazil (1995), Dublin, Judith McIntyre, Nick McLellan, Don McNicol,
Ireland (1998), Melbourne, Australia (2001) and CarolineMcParland,MikeMeyer,PetrMusil,Leif
Lahti, Finland (2004). Nilsson,JoeNocera,EricaNol,KenNorris,Janos
The main objective of the Working Group on Ola´h, Julie Paquette, Gerry Parker, Jim Paruk,
Aquatic Birds is to integrate waterbirds into Rosemarie Parz-Gollner, Cynthia Paszkowski,
hydrobiology and treat waterbird studies in a CindyPekarik,MatthewPerry,ScottPetrie,David
limnological context. Long-term population mon- Rave, Greg Robertson, James Robinson, Ken
itoring of waterbirds is an important tool in our Ross, J-P Savard, Anton Scheuhammer, Jim
quest to understand the role waterbirds play in Schiek, Pippa Shepherd, Dave Shutler, Nils
their environment. To achieve this goal, the Warnock, Chip Weseloh, Khristi Wilkins, Dale
WorkingGrouporganizesconferencestofacilitate Wrubleski,andKyleZimmer.
communications among limnologists interested in We would like to acknowledge the logistical
aquatic birds and ornithologists interested in the and financial support of Environment Canada for
aquatic habitat. The efforts of the SIL Working the Conference and Proceedings.
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JohnChardinewhoalsohelpedwitharrangements (Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 96, 524 p.) Hydro-
biologia, vol. 279/280.
fortheConference.Lastlytheeditorswouldliketo
Farago´, S. & J. Kerekes (eds), 1997. Workshop Proceedings.
thank Julie Paquette for her outstandingeffortsin
Limnology and Waterfowl: Monitoring, modelling and
thepreparationsfortheSILConferenceandofthe management. Working Group on Aquatic Birds, Societas
resultant proceedings. Internationalis Limnologiae and International Waterfowl
and Wetlands Research Bureau. Sarro´d/Sopron, Hungary,
21–23November,1994.WetlandsInternationalPublication
Alan Hanson and Joseph Kerekes
43andHungarianWaterfowlPublication3.362pp.
Co-Chairs of the 4th Conference Working Group
Comı´n,F.,J.A.Herrera-Silvera&J.Ramirez-Ramirez(eds),
on Aquatic Birds SIL 2000. Proceedings. Limnology and Aquatic Birds. Moni-
Co-Guest Editors of Developments in Hydrobio- toring, Modelling and Management. Working Group, So-
logia ‘Limnology and Aquatic Birds 2003’ cietas Internationalis Limnologiae. Me´rida, Me´xico,
November24–27,1997.UniversidadAutonomadeYucatan.
Merida,Mexico.305pp.
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