Studies of waterfowl (Anatidae) in north Queensland. 7. Longterm changes in habitat.Tools Lavery, H.J. and Blackman, J.G. (1971) Studies of waterfowl (Anatidae) in north Queensland. 7. Longterm changes in habitat. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, 28 (4). pp. 275-280.
AbstractChanges in the major type of habitat providing drought-refuge for waterfowl in north Queensland during 1958-1970 are described. Although vegetation distribution and abundance varied considerably each year with rainfall and with invasions of weed species, the principal long-term change of habitat type was due to deposition of silt. Thus deep-water types such as lagoons eventually became shallow-water types such as swamps, with appropriate changes in utilization by waterfowl
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