https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 A study of the saline lakes of the Esperance Hinterland, Western Australia, with special reference to the roles of acidity and episodicity https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9097 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:47:41 AEDT ]]> Waterbirds of the saline lakes of the Paroo, arid-zone Australia: a review with special reference to diversity and conservation https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9098 100 g/l Red-necked avocets and stilts are common. Because saline lakes generally have more abundant food than freshwater lakes, waterbirds tend to be more abundant on them. However, most species do not utilize them for breeding, unless islands are present as in Lake Wyara. Bird numbers fluctuate widely in response to many factors, including food availability and state of wetlands elsewhere in the inland. Birds move freely between fresh and saline waters and are nomadic between wetlands across the vast Australian inland. Some Paroo salinas and their birds are threatened by localized siltation and local freshwater lakes could be destroyed by water harvesting for desert irrigation. The effect of water harvesting on other inland wetlands could also affect the Paroo and its salinas.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:47:41 AEDT ]]>