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5th International
Conference on Cormorants 2nd Meeting of Wetlands International Cormorant Research Group 17 - 21 December 2000 - Freising, Germany |
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5th International
Conference on Cormorants 2nd Meeting of Wetlands International Cormorant Research Group 17 - 21 December 2000 - Freising, Germany |
Scientific Programme
Saturday, December 16
Early Arrival
Sunday, December 17
Arrival of participants
19:00 Film Presentations
Monday, December 18
09:00 Conference Opening
09:20 Session: Population Development and Dynamics
01 DEVELOPMENT OF THE BREEDING
POPULATION OF CORMORANTS PHALACROCORAX CARBO SINENSIS
IN THE CORE AREAS OF NW EUROPE
(BREGNBALLE T.*, VAN EERDEN M.R., ENGSTRÖM H., KNIEF W.,
KIECKBUSCH J.J., ESKILDSEN J.)
10:00 03 RECENT DEVELOPMENT OF
POPULATION OF CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo
IN FRANCE AND EFFECT OF SHOOTING ON ITS WINTERING DISTRIBUTION
(MARION L.)
10:20 Coffee
10:40 04 CHANGES IN NUMBER OF NESTS AND
THEIR DISTRIBUTION IN THE Great CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax
carbo sinensis) COLONY AT KATY RYBACKIE (N POLAND),
1995 - 2000
(GOC M.)
11:00 05 STATUS AND TRENDS IN GREAT
CORMORANT POPULATIONS IN NORWAY AND THE BARENTS SEA
(RØV N.*, LORENTSEN S.-H., PANEVA T.)
11:20 06 WITHIN-COLONY VARIATION IN
BREEDING SUCCESS IN A GREAT CORMORANT COLONY IN DENMARK
(KRAG J.S.M.*, BREGNBALLE T.)
11:40 07 Body condition of young
Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis in
relation to cohort dependent survival
(VAN RIJN S., ZIJLSTRA M., VAN EERDEN M.R.)
12:15 Lunch
13:40 Discussion: Population Development and Dynamics
14:20 Session: Diet, Foraging, and Predation
08 THE LIMITATIONS OF PELLET ANALYSIS IN
THE STUDY OF CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax spp.)
DIET
(MCKAY H.V., ROBINSON K.A., CARSS D.N., PARROTT D.*)
14:40 09 The influence of Great
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
predation on the fish stocks of lake Beulakerwiede, The
Netherlands
(Veldkamp R*, Klinge M.)
15:00 Coffee
15:20 10 Seasonal changes in exploiting
different feeding areas by Cormorants breeding at Katy Rybackie
(N Poland)
(BZOMA* S., GOC M., BRYLSKI T., STEMPNIEWICZ L.)
15:40 11 FOOD OF great cormorants Phalacrocorax
carbo (L.), WINTERING AT RESERVOIR POUTES, River
ALLIER, France
(GERDEAUX D.*, LELIEVRE M.)
16:00 12 INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN
RUFFE (Gymnocephalus cernuus) AND CORMORANT
(Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) IN THE
VISTULA LAGOON, N POLAND
(STEMPNIEWICZ L.*, MARTYNIAK A., BOROWSKI W.)
16:20 13 THE USE OF CODED WIRE MICROTAGS
TO ASSESS PREY SELECTIVITY AND FORAGING BEHAVIOUR IN CORMORANTS
(RUSSELL I.C.*, KINSMAN D.A., IVES M.J., FINNEY J., MURRELL
M.)
16:40 Discussion: Diet, Foraging, and Predation
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Workshop (Thomas Bregnballe & MORTEN FREDERIKSEN): What regulates the size of a Cormorant population?
Tuesday, December 19
09:00 Session: Human/Cormorant Interactions
14 CORMORANTS AND FISHERIES –
STRONG BELIEFS AND WEAK FACTS IN A CONFLICT OVER AQUATIC
RESOURCES.
(SUTER W.)
09:20 15 increasing confidence iN impact
estimates – The monte carlo approach.
(Feltham M.J., Davies J.M., Wilson B.R., Holden T.)
09:40 16 estimating the impact of
cormorants on inland fisheries - perfection or pragmatism?
(Feltham M.J., Davies J.M., Wilson B.R., Holden T.)
10:00 17 Long term effects of cormorant
predation on fish communities and fishery YIELDS in a freshwater
lake.
(Engström H.)
10:20 Coffee
10:40 18 AN UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF THE
IMPACT OF CORMORANTS ON FISH STOCKS IN LARGE PRE-ALPINE LAKES IN
BAVARIA.
(KLEIN M.)
11:00 19 CORMORANT HAZARD TO AVIATION.
(HANSEN M.)
11:20 Discussion: Human/Cormorant Interactions
12:15 Lunch
13:40 Session: Cormorant Biology and Ecology
20 How Zebra Mussels Dreissena
polymorpha and Smelt Osmerus eperlanus
may affect Cormorants: water system studies at Lake IJsselmeeer,
the Netherlands.
(VAN EERDEN M.R., VAN RIJN S., NOORDHUIS R.)
14:00 21 ENERGETIC BOTTLENECKS AND
POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE GREAT CORMORANT.
(GRÉMILLET D.*, WANLESS S., LINTON D.)
14:20 22 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS OF
CORMORANT CARCASES.
(RUSSELL I.C.*, BEARHOP S., NEWSON S., WINNEY B., ALLCHIN C.,
KIRK R.S.)
14:40 23 POPULATION VARIATION IN THE
FREQUENCY OF EXTRA-PAIR PATERNITY IN THE GREAT CORMORANT Phalacrocorax
carbo.
(PIERTNEY S. B., CARSS D.N.* & GOOSTREY A.)
15:00 Coffee
15:20 24 YEAR-TO-YEAR SITE-FIDELITY OF
WINTERING AND MIGRATING GREAT CORMORANT PHALACROCORAX
CARBO IN THE BELGIAN MEUSE VALLEY.
(PAQUET J.-Y.*, DERMIEN F., LACROIX P., LUCAS P., POURIGNAUX
F.)
15:40 25 DAILY fight for the best
branch?
(Buchheim A.)
16:00 26 ORIGIN AND MIGRATION PATTERN OF
CORMORANTS (PHALACROCORAX CARBO) MIGRATING
THROUGH OR WINTERING IN THE UPPER RHINE AREA BY A COLOUR RING
ANALYSIS.
(RETTER M.)
16:20 27 UNDERWATER VISUAL ACUITY IN THE
GREAT CORMORANT.
(Strod T.*, Izhaki I., Katzir G., Arad, Z.)
16:40 28 TURBID OR NOT TURBID – THE
CORMORANT’S POINT OF VIEW.
(Strod T.*, Izhaki I., Katzir G., Arad Z.)
17:00 Discussion: Cormorant Biology and Ecology
18:00 Dinner
19:30 Reception by the Lord Major of Freising - Dieter Thalhammer
20:00 Poster Session
Wednesday, December 20
09:00 Session: Management and Conservation
29 REDUCING THE CONFLICT BETWEEN
CORMORANTS AND FISHERIES ON A PAN-EUROPEAN SCALE: REDCAFE OPENS
FOR BUSINESS.
(CARSS D.N.*, BREGNBALLE T., KELLER T.M., VAN EERDEN M.R.)
09:20 30 Double-crested Cormorant
Research, Conservation, and Management.
(Werner S.J., Hanisch S.L.)
09:40 31 RESOLVING THE CONFLICT BETWEEN
GREAT CORMORANTS AND FISHERY IN ISRAEL.
(SHY E., AMITAI G.)
10:00 32 THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN GREAT
CORMORANT AND FISH FARM PRODUCTION ON CARP PONDS - ATTEMPTED
RESOLUTION AND STRATEGY IN SAXONY, GERMANY.
(SEICHE K.)
10:20 Coffee
10:40 33 MODELLING THE EFFECT OF WINTER CULLS ON CORMORANT POPULATION SIZE.
(FREDERIKSEN M.*, LEBRETON J.-D., BREGNBALLE T.)
11:00 34 Cormorant Management in
Bavaria, Southern Germany – Shooting as a Proper Management
Tool?
(Keller T.M.)
11:20 35 CORMORANT-MONITORING IN LOWER
AUSTRIA (1996/97 – 1999/2000) - Phenology, regional
distribution and harassment actions.
(PARZ-GOLLNER R.)
11:40 36 Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax
carbo sinensis) in the Czech Republic: Numbers,
distribution, current research and management plan.
(MUSIL P.*, MARTINCOVÁ R., CEPÁK J.)
12:15 Lunch
13:40 Discussion: Management and Conservation
15:00 Coffee
15:20 Round Table (Mennobart R. van Eerden): Future activities of the Cormorant Research Group
18:00 Conference-Dinner
Thursday, December 21
07:30 Breakfast (early because of the excursion!!!)
08:15 – 16:00 Excursion to Lake Chiemsee (box lunch provided): IBA/RAMSAR site with Cormorant colony and roost. Home to an old traditional fishery (Whitefish, Bream, Eel, Pike etc.)
08:15 Departure of our bus from the "Kriegerdenkmal" in the centre of Freising (5 min. walk, downhill form the "Kardinal-Döpfner-Haus"!!!)
10:50 Boat trip (departing from "Gstad") to the "Herreninsel" island
11:10 Arrival on the island
11:40 Guided tour through the famous castle "Herrenchiemsee" of the Bavarian King Ludwig II and visit of the museum
13:10 Boat trip to the city of "Prien/Stock"
13:25 Departure of the bus and return trip
15:30 Airport drop-off
16:00 Return to Freising ("Kriegerdenkmal")
Departure of participants
Friday, December 22
Late departure
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