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9. Management of Evaporation Basins To Reduce and Avoid Adverse Impacts to Waterbirds

Authors : Douglas E. Davis, Charles H. Hanson

Published in: Salinity and Drainage in San Joaquin Valley, California

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

Shorebirds and waterfowl are attracted to the evaporation basins actively foraging and nesting there, and are therefore exposed to naturally occurring trace elements in drainage water resulting in increased mortality, reduced growth, impaired reproduction, and reductions in species abundance. American avocet and black-necked stilts were identified as the waterbirds at greatest risk of adverse impacts. The provisions taken by the Tulare Lake Drainage District to modify operations of the existing systems and establish compensation wetland habitats demonstrated that evaporation ponds might be operated in an ecologically safe manner.

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Metadata
Title
Management of Evaporation Basins To Reduce and Avoid Adverse Impacts to Waterbirds
Authors
Douglas E. Davis
Charles H. Hanson
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Salinity and Drainage in San Joaquin Valley, California

Print ISBN: 978-94-007-6850-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-007-6851-2

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6851-2_9