A photographic census of flamingos in the Rift Valley lakes of Tanzania

Autor:	C. Mufungo, B. P Farm, J Ole Kuwai, Bethany L. Woodworth, Markus Borner
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Natron biology Ecology Phoenicopterus minor Census biology.organism_classification Archaeology Survey methodology Tanzania Geography Crater lake East africa Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Rift valley
Zdroj:	African Journal of Ecology. 35:326-334
ISSN:	1365-2028 0141-6707
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2028.1997.098-89098.x
Popis:	An aerial photographic census of flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor and P. ruber) was conducted on 20 July 1994 on nine lakes in Tanzania: Lakes Natron, Manyara, Magadi (Ngorongoro), Burungi, Embagai, Eyasi, Lagarja, Masek, and Ambussel. This census, conducted concurrently with a survey in Kenya, documented the numbers and distribution of flamingos in the Rift Valley Lakes of East Africa. The total population size of flamingos in the Tanzanian lakes surveyed was |mF907,000. The largest concentrations in Tanzania were found in Lake Natron and Embagai Crater Lake. Although flamingos are known to breed in Lake Natron, no evidence of breeding was observed during the survey. The total estimate for the southern Kenya and northern Tanzania Rift Valley was |mF2·8 million. Trends in flamingo populations, survey methodology, and future monitoring needs are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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