HISTORY
During the SIL Congress in Munich, Germany in 1989, it became apparent to a small group of participants that the time has come that waterbirds can be treated in a limnological context. This led to an ad hoc Symposium, "Aquatic Birds in the Trophic Web of Lakes", held in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, in August 1991. The proceedings of this symposium were published1. The outstanding success of this symposium led to the formation of the Working Group on Aquatic Birds of Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) during the XXV. SIL Congress in Barcelona, Spain, in 1992.
The first conference of the SIL Working Group on Aquatic Birds was held in Sopron, Hungary in November 1994. These proceedings were published by Wetlands International (1997, Special Publication #43)2. The second conference was convened in Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico in November 19973. The third conference took place in Trebon, Czehia in May 20004, the fourth conference in Sackville New Brunswick, Canada in August 20035,6 and the fifth conference "Limnology and Water Birds 2006" in Eger, Hungary in August 20067. Preparations for the next conference in Spain in 2009 are under way.
The Working Group on Aquatic Birds also held workshops and paper sessions during the SIL congresses in São Paulo, Brazil (1995), Dublin, Ireland (1998), Melbourn, Australia (2001) and Lahti, Finland (2004). A special session Waterbirds in the trophic web of inland waters was held in the Montreal congress in August 2007.
The main objective of the Working Group on Aquatic Birds is to integrate waterbirds into hydrobiology and treat waterbird studies in a limnological context. To achieve this goal, the Working Group organizes conferences to facilitate communications among limnologists interested in aquatic birds and ornithologists interested in the aquatic habitat. These conferences are held at least once every three years between SIL Congresses.
1Kerekes, J. J. and B. Pollard (eds.). 1994. Symposium Proceedings. Aquatic Birds in the Trophic Web of Lakes. Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. Aug. 19-22, 1991. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 96, 524p. reprinted from Hydrobiologia, vol. 279/280.
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2Faragó, S. and J. Kerekes (eds.). 1997. Workshop Proceedings. Limnology and Waterfowl. Monitoring, modelling and management. Working Group on Aquatic Birds, Societas Internationalis Limnologiae and Internat. Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Bureau. Sarród/Sopron, Hungary, 21-23 November, 1994 Wetlands Internat. Publ. 43. & Hungarian Waterfowl Publ. 3. 362 p.
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3Comín, F., J.A. Herrera-Silvera and J. Ramirez-Ramirez. 2000.(eds.) Proc. Limnology and Aquatic Birds. Monitoring, Modelling and Management. Working Group, Soc. Internat. Limnol. Mérida, México, November 24-27, 1997. Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan. Merida, Mexico. 305p.
4Musil, P. J. and T. Albrecht. ABSTRACTS of the Third Conference of Aquatic Birds Working Group of Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL). Sylvia 36, Suppl. 68p.
5Hanson, A. and J. Kerekes. (eds.). 2006. Proceedings. “Limnology and Aquatic Birds” The 4th Conference of the Working Group on Aquatic Birds of the International Society of Limnology (SIL) Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, August 3-7, 2003. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol.189. 349p. reprinted from .Hydrobiologia vol 567.
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6Hanson, A., J. Kerekes and J. Paquet. 2006. Limnology and Aquatic Birds: Abstracts and Selected Papers from the Fourth Conference of the Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) Aquatic Birds Working Group. Canadian Wildlife Service Technical Report Series No. 474 Atlantic Region. xii + 203 pp. Download PDF
7(in press) The 5th Conference of the Working Group on Aquatic Birds of the International Society of Limnology (SIL) “Limnology and Waterbirds 2006” will be published in the journal Acta Zoologica. The abstracts of the papers presented at the Conference are available at: http://aquabird.ektf.hu/presentations.htm (Abstracts/Download)
