Effects of Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber on macrophytes, chironomids and turbidity in natural marshes in Doñana, SW Spain

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 167-175

  Rodriguez Perez H ^a   Green, A J ^a   Figuerola, J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chironomids; Flamingos; Macrophytes; Nutrients; Sediment resuspension; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; FLY; LARVA; MACROPHYTE; MARSH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RESUSPENSION; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TURBIDITY; WADER; WATER LEVEL;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; CHIRONOMIDAE; PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PHOENICOPTERUS; PHOENICOPTERUS RUBER;

EID: 38049160131     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0170-0167     Document Type: Article

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