Titlebook: Soda Lakes of East Africa; Michael Schagerl Book 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 saline-alkaline.athallasic.water

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Dipping into the Soda Lakes of East Africao soda lakes, their origin and their inhabitants, many of which are extremophiles. These closed lakes are highly sensitive ecosystems, and many experience the impacts of climate change. Some saline alkaline lakes provide economic resources, for both tourism (‘flamingo lakes’) and industry. A few lak

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Morphometry and Physical Processes of East African Soda Lakes Ethiopian highlands; most lakes are located above 1000 m. These lakes are among the largest (Turkana) and deepest (Shala) saline lakes in the world, though many formed by volcanism or lahars are small. High concentrations of phytoplankton or suspended sediments lead to high light attenuation, with

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Tiny and Tough: Microphytes of East African Soda Lakesview of the cyanobacterial and algal flora and characterise the taxa observed in these habitats. East African soda lakes (EASL) are listed amongst the most productive ecosystems worldwide. The main driving force of these systems is phytoplankton; extremely high light attenuation minimises growth of

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The Protozoa of Soda Lakes in East Africaincluding ., . and chilomonids. Amoebae have been even less studied, although . and . have been observed. The abundance, biomass and production of ciliates in the EASL are higher than in tropical freshwater, subtropical and temperate lakes. This is attributed to the high phytoplankton and bacterial

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Invertebrates of East African Soda Lakesmass, seasonally or throughout the year. The invertebrate fauna is generally poor in species diversity. Protozoa are restricted to a few ciliates dominated by . and . spp. The zooplankton biomass is dominated by a calanoid, ., with a maximum value of 1.17 g m. reported in Lake Nakuru, Kenya. Rotifer

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Lesser Flamingo as a Central Element of the East African Avifaunago lakes’. They are renowned places even for non-biologists and attract hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the world. Two flamingo species inhabit these lakes, the Greater and the Lesser Flamingo. The latter is classified as ‘near threatened’ by the IUCN. Flamingos, considered by birdlo