Murray-Darling Basin Waterbird Populations at 38 Wetlands, 2014-2023

Annual waterbird surveys at 38 key wetland and river sites in the Murray-Darling Basin, conducted by the University of New South Wales on behalf of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. The survey runs each October and November, covering a decade from 2014 to 2023, tracking population changes and recruitment. Data is provided in CSV and PDF formats under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term waterbird population trends based on annual survey data.
• Assessing wetland habitat health and recruitment success based on bird counts.
• Analyzing seasonal variation in waterbird communities based on October-November survey timing.
• Supporting conservation policy and water resource management decisions for the Murray-Darling Basin.

Strengths

• Annual time-series covering a decade from 2014 to 2023.
• Spatially focused on 38 important wetland and river sites within a defined basin.
• Data is produced by a contracted academic institution (University of New South Wales) for an authoritative agency.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Murray-Darling Basin Authority

Collection Method

Annual field survey conducted by the University of New South Wales.

Time Range

2014-2023, with surveys in October and November each year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 04:58:11.011281; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Murray-Darling Basin, Australia, focusing on 38 wetland and river sites.