La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	[Spring migration and breeding of waders and waterbirds in the Razim-Sinoie lagoon system.]
Auteurs :	Michael Schmitz, Auteur ; Harald Legge, Auteur ; Christoph Sudfeldt, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Vogelwelt (Die) (122(6) 2001)
Article en page(s) :	295-328
Résumé :	The Danube delta on the west coast of the Black Sea is one of the largest river deltas in Europe, covering a total area of some 565,000 ha, over 78% being in Romania, the rest in the Ukraine. The area in the Ukraine, the mouth of Bratul Chilia, is currently the only actively expanding part of the system with a high rate of sedimentation. The whole delta was declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1990, and a Ramsar site in 1991. Over half of its area was also placed on the World Heritage List in 1991. The Razim-Sinoie lagoon system is situated in the south of the delta (Fig. 1). Lacul Razim, Golovita, Zmeica and Sinoie are large, brackish-water lakes with vast shallow sections and reed beds, surrounded by some smaller lakes of the same type. In the years 1990-96 annual spring surveys were conducted to gather information on waders and waterfowl using the Razim-Sinoie lagoon complex. Up to 50,000 waders of

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