Abstracts & Contact List
Abstracts & Contact List 1 Great Lakes Waterfowl Symposium Primary Organization & Logistic Coordination: Long Point Waterfowl & Wetlands Research Fund Primary Sponsors: Canadian Wildlife Service - Environment Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, & Ducks Unlimited Canada Additional Sponsors: Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Delta Waterfowl Foundation, Wildlife Habitat Canada / Wetland Habitat Fund, & Bird Studies Canada GLWS Organizing Committee: Long Point Waterfowl & Wetlands Research Fund Scott Petrie Shannon Badzinski Canadian Wildlife Service – Environment Canada Gary McCullough Norm North Paul Ashley Danny Bernard James Vanos Ducks Unlimited Canada Michel Gendron Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Bruce Pollard GLWS Student Awards Committee: Michael Anderson Institute for Wetland & Waterfowl Research – DUC Ron Gatti Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Ken Ross Canadian Wildlife Service – Environment Canada 2 Purpose of the Symposium The Great Lakes basin provides important staging, wintering, and breeding habitat for many species of ducks, geese and swans. The lakes and their associated habitats are not only spatially and temporally dynamic but are under constant threat from anthropogenic disturbances and introduction or proliferation of several exotic species. For these reasons, it is essential to increase our knowledge about the ecology, management, and threats facing waterfowl in the Great Lakes region. Presently, there are several government agencies, private organizations, and university researchers monitoring and studying waterfowl in and around the Great Lakes basin. However, collaboration among these parties could be improved, particularly across political boundaries. To promote communication, coordination, collaboration, and idea sharing among interested parties, the Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund, Canadian Wildlife Service - Environment Canada, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and Ducks Unlimited decided to organize this Great Lakes Waterfowl Symposium.
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