Circular Bedforms Due to Pit Foraging of Greater Flamingo <i>Phoenicopterus roseus</i> in a Back-Barrier Intertidal Habitat

Circular Bedforms Due to Pit Foraging of Greater Flamingo <i>Phoenicopterus roseus</i> in a Back-Barrier Intertidal Habitat

The Greater Flamingo <i>Phoenicopterus roseus</i> is known as an ecosystem engineer, rearranging sediment in peculiar bedforms as a consequence of its filter-feeding behaviour. In recent decades, the populations of the Greater Flamingo have notably increased, and now the species is one o...

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Main Authors: Paolo Salvador, Annelore Bezzi, Davide Martinucci, Stefano Sponza, Giorgio Fontolan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
Greater Flamingo
pit foraging
bedform
ecosystem-engineering
Marano and Grado Lagoon
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/10/788

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