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Mass developments of a small sized ecotype of Arthrospira fusiformis in Lake Oloidien, Kenya, a new feeding ground for Lesser Flamingos in East Africa
(2013)
The Lesser Flamingos constantly commute between the soda lakes of East Africa in search of food. Their preferred food, the cyanobacterium Arthrospira fusiformis, usually establishes dense populations in saline–alkaline ...
Fluctuating algal food populations and the occurrence of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) in three Kenyan rift valley lakes
(2010-06)
The last two decades have witnessed increasing episodes
of lesser flamingo die-offs in East Africa. Based
on data on phytoplankton composition, biomass, and
flamingo population density in three alkaline-saline
lakes ...