| modelling wetland bird response to water level changes in the lake ontario - st. lawrence river hydrosystem. | lake ontario and st. lawrence river (losl) wetland bird abundance and diversity are greatly influenced by lake and river hydrology. our study used an interdisciplinary ecosystem approach, blending avian and plant ecology, ecohydraulic, statistical ecology and modelling to evaluate potential impacts of water level fluctuations on indicator species representative of the wetland breeding bird assemblages in the entire losl freshwater system. multi-year (2000-2003) bird surveys captured bird distrib ... | 2006 | 16518674 |