National Waterbirds Survey, Northern Territory, Australia (2008)

The project will develop national methodologies, guidelines and assessment protocols to measure conservation value and success of environmental water delivery to water dependent ecosystems using waterbirds. The project will be delivered across Australia by the University of NSW with state and territory agencies. One of the projects objectives is to establish a publicly accessible national database of waterbird data (including national survey protocols, survey results, QA/QC documentation, and data interpretation guidelines.

本项目将制定国家级方法体系、指南与评估规程，以水鸟（waterbirds）为指示物种，评估水依赖型生态系统的保护价值与环境补水成效。本项目将由新南威尔士大学（University of NSW）联合澳大利亚各州及领地的相关机构在全澳范围内推进实施。本项目的目标之一是搭建可公开访问的国家级水鸟数据库，涵盖国家级调查规程、调查结果、质量保证与质量控制（QA/QC）文档及数据解读指南。