Coorong and Lower Lakes waterbird census data

Long-term monitoring of waterbirds in the Coorong and Lower Lakes in South Australia is undertaken by the University of Adelaide and forms part of the annual waterbird census in the Lower Lakes, Coorong and the Murray Mouth (LLCMM) region. Waterbird monitoring in the Coorong commenced in 2000, and it expanded in 2009 to include the Lower Lakes. \r\nThe LLCMM region is a Ramsar-listed wetland of international importance for migratory waterbirds. It is also one of the icon sites under The Living Murray program. The condition of the LLCMM region, and waterbird recruitment and populations, have been identified as targets against which to assess progress towards achieving the objectives of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The waterbird census data and findings form part of the ecological information used for this assessment.\r\nThe 2016-17 monitoring program was funded by the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA). Between 2000 and 2016, the MDBA, South Australia’s Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), Nature Foundation South Australia, Earthwatch Australia and the University of Adelaide funded the monitoring program in different years.\r\nThe MDBA has made the waterbird databases and related resources publicly available on data.gov.au as part of its commitment to the Australian Government policy on public data and information. The terms and conditions for using the data and related resources from this website can be found at https://www.data.gov.au/about. \r\n

澳大利亚阿德莱德大学开展了南澳大利亚库荣（Coorong）与下湖（Lower Lakes）区域的水鸟长期监测工作，该项目是下湖、库荣与墨累河口（Lower Lakes, Coorong and the Murray Mouth，缩写LLCMM）区域年度水鸟普查的组成部分。库荣地区的水鸟监测工作始于2000年，并于2009年将监测范围扩展至下湖区域。
LLCMM区域是列入《拉姆萨尔公约》（Ramsar Convention）名录的、对迁徙水鸟具有国际重要意义的湿地，同时也是“活力墨累计划”（The Living Murray program）的标志性站点之一。LLCMM区域的生态状况、水鸟种群补充与规模，已被定为评估《墨累-达令流域计划》（Murray-Darling Basin Plan）目标达成进度的考核指标，而本次水鸟普查数据与调查结果正是用于该评估的生态信息组成部分。
2016-2017年度的监测项目由墨累-达令流域管理局（Murray-Darling Basin Authority，缩写MDBA）资助。2000年至2016年间，MDBA、南澳大利亚州环境、水与自然资源部（Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources，缩写DEWNR）、南澳大利亚自然基金会（Nature Foundation South Australia）、澳大利亚地球观察组织（Earthwatch Australia）及阿德莱德大学曾在不同年度为该监测项目提供资助。
墨累-达令流域管理局（MDBA）已将本次水鸟数据库及相关资源公开发布于data.gov.au平台，以此践行其对澳大利亚政府公共数据与信息政策的承诺。使用该网站提供的数据及相关资源的条款与细则，可通过https://www.data.gov.au/about 查阅。