Relationships between Hydrologic Conditions and Quality and Quantity of Foraging Habitat for Roseate Spoonbills and Other Wading Birds in the C-111 Basin: Final Report
Bjork RD and Powell GV. 1994. Relationships between Hydrologic Conditions and Quality and Quantity of Foraging Habitat for Roseate Spoonbills and Other Wading Birds in the C-111 Basin: Final Report. National Audubon Society. Tavernier, Florida
Author examines the relationship between surface water conditions in Everglades National Park on spoonbill foraging grounds/habitat use and reproductive success; and to evaluate the influence of C-111 (canal) management on the foraging grounds and breeding of the spoonbills. Has sections on 1) hydrology: surface water level and rainfall throughout the C-111 basin and canal discharge; 2) wading bird foraging distribution, reproduction, and abundance throughout south Florida; 3) reproductive parameters - i.e., rainfall, water level, air temperature-of spoonbills in Florida Bay. Gives extensive recommendations for water management, habitat management, and monitoring of spoonbills. Discusses mercury contamination, and human disturbance. Includes many tables/graphs/maps of data on hydrology and spoonbill numbers.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Bjork, Robin; Powell, George
- Date of Issue
- 1994-02
- Publisher
- National Audubon Society
- Units
- EVER
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Canals, Distribution, Disturbance, Environmental Impact, Everglades National Park, Feeding, FL, Florida Bay, Hydrology, Impacts, Population, Reproduction, roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja), Wading Birds