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  title info:
    title: Lesser Flamingos
    sub title: Descendants of Phoenix
  name:
    name part: Krienitz, Lothar.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
    role:
      role term: aut
    role:
      role term: http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2018
    edition: 1st ed. 2018.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XV, 244 p. 102 illus., 99 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: This book provides insights into the fascinating life of the Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) and describes how this enigmatic bird has adapted to the extreme conditions of tropical soda lakes and can even withstand the caustic effects of brine. However, humans are increasingly disrupting the natural cycles of these wetlands, and for these pink birds characteristic of these salt lakes, it is becoming more and more difficult to find suitable habitats, food and breeding grounds. Their fate is considered a cautionary example of man's dealings with nature. Will the Lesser Flamingo survive in a man-made world? Flamingos are considered to be an embodiment of the Phoenix, and the author interweaves his personal experiences with and observations of the flamingos' unusual habitats with the Phoenix motif in order to stimulate reflection on the circle of life. Written in an accessible style that combines science, biological information and the author's own travels and fieldwork, the book also includes a wealth of captivating images. As such, it offers a unique resource for biologists and nature-loving Africa and Asia enthusiasts alike.
  table of contents: Part I. The Actors -- Chapter 1. The Lesser Flamingo -- Chapter 2. The algae -- Chapter 3. The Firebird Phoenix -- Chapter 4. The Human -- Part II. The Scenes -- Chapter 5. East Africa - Hub of the Unresting Lesser Flamingo -- Chapter 6. Southern Africa - Call of the Flamingo Feather -- Chapter 7. India - Flamingo Bridgework to Asia. .
  note: by Lothar Krienitz.
  subject:
    topic: Life sciences
  subject:
    topic: Zoology
  subject:
    topic: Animal ecology
  subject:
    topic: Nature conservation
  subject:
    topic: Conservation biology
  subject:
    topic: Ecology
  subject:
    topic: Popular Life Sciences
  subject:
    topic: Zoology
  subject:
    topic: Animal Ecology
  subject:
    topic: Nature Conservation
  subject:
    topic: Conservation Biology/Ecology
  classification: QH1-278.5
  classification: 570
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  identifier: 9783662581636
  identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58163-6
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    record creation date: 181230
    record change date: 20191023111625.0
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