Rising lake levels threaten Lesser Flamingos / Curr. Biol., Apr. 12, 2024 (Vol. 34, Issue 8)

More than three-quarters of the world’s Lesser Flamingos feed on the cyanobacterial blooms present in the productive soda lakes of East Africa. However, rising lake levels are diluting the alkaline-saline waters required for the cyanobacteria to grow. Lesser Flamingos are losing suitable feeding habitats, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania, further threatening a species already in decline. With increasing rainfall predicted under climate change, the iconic birds, as well as other unique soda lake biodiversity adapted to these extreme environments, could be lost from the region.
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A. Byrne, E.J. Tebbs, P. Njoroge, A. Nkwabi, M.A. Chadwick, R. Freeman, D. Harper, and K. Norris (2024). Productivity declines threaten East African soda lakes and the iconic Lesser Flamingo. Curr. Biol. 34.
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