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1 IUCN & WI Cormorant Research Group and Croatian Society for Bird and Nature Protection 9th International Conference on Cormorants 6th Meeting of Wetlands International Cormorant Research Group Under the patronage of EU project CorMan and J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek Supported by Kopacki rit Nature Park Management Office Osijek Tourist Board Baranya Tourist Board

2 Thursday 24 April Programme Conference venue: Aula at J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Trg Svetog Trojstva 3 09:00 Official opening of conference Cormorant population development, habitat use and demography Chair: Rosemarie Parz-Gollner 09:30-09:50 Thomas Bregnballe, Jennifer Lynch, Rosemarie Parz-Gollner, Loïc Marion, Stefano Volponi, Jean-Yves Paquet, David N. Carss & Mennobart R. van Eerden The breeding population of Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo in the Western Palearctic: A review of status and trends 09:50-10:10 Anna Buczma, Michał Goc, Wojciech Kosmalski and Łukasz Szewczyk Assessing egg loss and chick mortality in tree-nesting Great Cormorants in Kąty Rybackie colony (N Poland) 10:10-10:30 Stefano Volponi & Massimiliano Costa Distribution, population trend, threats and conservation measures for the Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmeus in Italy Chair: Jean-Yves Paquet 11:00-11:20 Increased nest density in ground-breeding Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo as a means to avoid predation by mammalian predators, especially Fox Vulpes vulpes 11:20-11:40 Rosemarie Parz-Gollner, Loïc Marion, Jean-Yves Paquet, Stefano Volponi, Thomas Bregnballe & Stefan Pihl Preliminary overview of wintering Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in Europe in January :40-12:00 Tibor Mikuska, Adrian Tomik & Alma Mikuska Key wintering sites for Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo and Pygmy Cormorants Microcarbo pygmeus in Croatia from :00-12:20 P. Musil, J. Ridzoň, Z. Musilová & K. Slabeyová

3 Effect of site variables on site trends in numbers of wintering Cormorants and Goosanders in Central Europe (Czechia and Slovakia: ) 12:20-12:40 Loïc Marion Why the wintering population of Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo strongly increased in France since :40-13:00 & Stef van Rijn Cause and consequence of increased number of wintering Cormorants at Lake IJsselmeer, The Netherlands Cormorant feeding ecology and diet Chair: Robert Gwiazda 15:00-15:20 A. Pajtnar, G. Torkar and M. Govedič The diet of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in the upper section of the Soča River (Slovenia) 15:20-15:40 Johannes Oehm, Bettina Thalinger, Lena Manzl, Claudia Breitschopf, Sophie Steinmetz and Michael Traugott What fish do Cormorants eat in Alpine foreland freshwaters? 15:40-16:00 Bettina Thalinger, Johannes Oehm, Hannes Mayr, Christiane Zeisler, Michael Traugott Examining Cormorant feeding behaviour by molecular means Chair: Michał Goc 16:30-16:50 Robert Gwiazda Impact of water temperature and transparency on the foraging and the diet of Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis in eutrophic reservoirs (southern Poland). 16:50-17:10 & Stef van Rijn Long term changes in composition of the freshwater fish community in Lake IJsselmeer, a large shallow lake in The Netherlands 17:10-17:30 Stef van Rijn & Cormorants and fishes in one of Europe s core areas: understanding the long term changes of prey choice and carrying capacity

4 Friday 25 April Cormorant distribution, dispersion and migration patterns in relation to environmental factors Chair: Loïc Marion 09:00-09:20 Thomas Bregnballe, Jacob Sterup and Morten Frederiksen Migration patterns and distribution of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo from the Danish breeding population outside the breeding season 09:20-09:40 Christof Herrmann, Juliane Wendt and Ulrich Köppen Changes in migration pattern and wintering phenology of East-German Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis from the 1930s until today according to ringing recoveries 09:40-10:00 Morten Frederiksen and Thomas Bregnballe Movements, distribution and ecology of cormorants outside the breeding season: Gaps in current knowledge. 10:00-10:20 Jean-Yves Paquet The power of many: how a large observer network can help to describe pattern of movements and habitat selection of Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo in a changing world Posters (11:00-12:00) Cormorant population development, habitat use and demography M. Cosolo and S. Sponza Seasonal pattern and population trend of the Great Cormorant in the Grado lagoon, upper Adriatic Sea Alessandra Gagliardi, Daniela Casola, Damiano Preatoni, Lucas Wauters, Stefano Volponi, Adriano Martinoli and Mauro Fasola Unwanted guest in heronries: the influences of Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) on nest site selection of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) in northwestern Italy Savas Kazantzidis, Maria Panagiotopoulou, Aris Christidis, Efterpi Patetsini, Stefan Donth, Vassilis Terzis, Anastassia Michailidou, Vassilis Katsoulis, Napoleon Piakis, Kassiani Minasidou and Evanthia Chartzoulaki Preliminary results on the wintering population and diet of the Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis at a Greek coastal wetland

5 Alma Mikuska and Tibor Mikuska A historical review of Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo breeding population in Croatia Petr Musil and Z. Musilova Current status of breeding population of Great Cormorant in the Czech Republic Peter Szinai Recent status of the cormorant species in Hungary Cormorant feeding ecology and diet Norbert Tóth, Péter Gyüre and Lajos Juhasz Fish consumption of the Great Cormorant in the area of Hortobágy Fish Farm Michał Goc, Mateusz Kobierzyński and Agnieszka Wardak Spending the time, ranging the space - preliminary results in Great Cormorant males: GPS telemetry during breeding season 12:00-13:00 Workshop colour ringing (CRG StefanoVolponi & Stef van Rijn) Workshop telemetry, GPS and GSM loggers (Ecotone, Poland, Angelika Grochowska) Cormorant-fishery interaction and management Chair: Thomas Bregnballe 15:00-15:20 Cormorants and shags worldwide: what other species may tell us 15:20-15:40 Karlis Millers Cormorants and fishponds in Latvia 15:40-16:00 Round table about Cormorants and fishery: developments, trends and future perspective 16:30-16:50 Past and future studies in cormorants: from the Great Cormorant to great cormorants 16:50-17:50, Rosemarie Parz-Gollner, Jean-Yves Paquet, Stefano Volponi & Stef van Rijn Cormorant Research Group Meeting: work plan and future initiatives 18:00 Official closure of conference

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