Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Factors influencing flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseuis) distribution in the Pulicat Lagoon ecosystem, India

  • Published:
Wetlands Ecology and Management Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The shallow (1.5 m) Pulicat Lagoon in India supports a variety of migratory birds (125 species), especially flamingos and storks. Flamingo populations in this area are dominated by Phoenicopterus roseuis, and they are densely distributed in shallow areas and fringes of the lake where the water level is below 40 cm. Eighteen flamingo groups are distributed around the lagoon with ~750 individuals per group. Flamingo populations are greatest in places where fish, algal, and benthic faunal biomass are highest. Physiological adaptations and morphology of flamingo are important criteria for selecting feeding locations.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Andrade J.P. 1989. The flatfishes of the Ria Formosa, southern Portugal: results of a three-year survey. In: Ros J. (ed.), Topics In Marine Biology, Proceedings of the 22nd European Marine Biology Symposium 53(2–3), 671–676.

  • Z.A. Ansari B.S. Ingole A.H. Parulekar (1984) ArticleTitleMacrofauna and meiofauna of two sandy beaches at Mombasa, Kenya Indian Journal of Marine Science 13 IssueID4 24–32

    Google Scholar 

  • Ambrogi R., Ferrari I. and Geraci S. 1989. Biotic exchange between river, lagoon and sea: the case of zooplankton in the Po Delta. In: Ros J. (ed.), Topics In Marine Biology, Proceedings of the 22nd European Marine Biology Symposium, 53(2–3), pp. 601–608.

  • V.S. Chandrasekaran R. Natarajan (1994) ArticleTitleSeasonal abundance and distribution of seeds of mud crab Scylla serrata in Pichavaram mangrove, Southeast India Journal of Aquaculture in the Tropics 9 IssueID4 343–350

    Google Scholar 

  • R.M. Erwin J.S. Hatfield M.A. Howe S.S. Klugman (1994) ArticleTitleWater bird use of salt marsh ponds created for open marsh water management Journal of Wildlife Management 58 IssueID3 516–524

    Google Scholar 

  • Garnacho E. and Aguirrezabalaga F. 1992. Spatial and temporal changes of macrobenthic crustacean community structure along a depth gradient in a sub littoral marine soft bottom exposed area. In: Proceedings of the First European Crustacean Conference, Paris, August 31 to September 5, 1992. Museum Natl. d’Histoire-Naturelle, Paris–France, 54 pp.

  • S.H. Hurlbert (1991) ArticleTitleSalinity thresholds, lake size, and history: a critique of the NAS and CORI reports on Mono Lake Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Science 90 IssueID2 4–57

    Google Scholar 

  • Isaksson J.A. and Phil K.M. 1992. Structural changes in benthic macrovegetation and associated epibenthic faunal communities. In: Heip C.H.R. and Nienhuis P.H. (eds), Proceedings of the 26th European Marine Biology Symposium, Biological Effects of Disturbances on Estuarine and Coastal Marine Enviroment 30, pp. 31–140.

  • R.L. Lehman J.W. Tunnell SuffixJr. (1993) ArticleTitleThe benthic macroalgal community of Enmedio Reef, Veracruz, Mexico: a comparison between leeward and windward environmental conditions on community structure Journal of Phycology 29 IssueID(Suppl. 3) 22

    Google Scholar 

  • Y.A. Mulyani P.J. DuBowy (1993) ArticleTitleAvian use of wetlands in reclaimed minelands in southwestern Indiana Restoration Ecology 1 IssueID3 142–155

    Google Scholar 

  • E.J. Philips F.J. Aldridge C.L. Schelske T.L. Crisman (1995) ArticleTitleRelationships between light availability, chlorophyll a, and tripton in a large, shallow subtropical lake Limnology and Oceanography 40 IssueID2 416–421

    Google Scholar 

  • H. Tsutsumi S. Fukunaga N. Fujita M. Sumida (1990) ArticleTitleRelationship between growth of Capitella sp. and organic enrichment of the sediment Marine Ecology Progress Series 63 IssueID2–3 157–162

    Google Scholar 

  • S. Ramachandran D.A. Ramesh V.S. Gowri (1999) ArticleTitleChennai coastal plain ecosystems of India IIT Chennai special publication on Coastal Zone Management 122 72–87

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Integrated Coastal Zone Management Training Program, Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai, 25, India

    D. Asir Ramesh & S. Ramachandran

Authors
  1. D. Asir Ramesh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. S. Ramachandran
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to D. Asir Ramesh.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ramesh, D.A., Ramachandran, S. Factors influencing flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseuis) distribution in the Pulicat Lagoon ecosystem, India. Wetlands Ecol Manage 13, 69–72 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-003-9072-y

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-003-9072-y

Keywords

Search

Navigation