Abstract
Experimental exclusion of the Andean flamingo ( Phoenicoparrus andinus ) from shallow water areas of a salt lake in the Bolivian Andes caused large increases in the biomass of microorganisms inhabiting the surface sediments, especially a large diatom ( Surirella wetzeli ), amebas, ciliates, and nematodes. This is a conservative demonstration of the influences that water birds in general exert on the structure of aquatic ecosystems.
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EcologyBiomass (ecology)GrazingBiologyEcosystemDiatomAquatic ecosystemGeography
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- 1983
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- 80
- Issue
- 15
- Pages
- 4766-4769
- Citations
- 76
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Stuart H. Hurlbert,
Cecily C. Y. Chang
(1983).
Ornitholimnology: Effects of grazing by the Andean flamingo ( <i>Phoenicoparrus andinus</i> ).
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
, 80
(15)
, 4766-4769.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.80.15.4766
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- 10.1073/pnas.80.15.4766