Lesser Flamingos

Lothar Krienitz is a researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Neuglobsow, Lake Stechlin, Germany. His work focuses on cyanobacteria and algae, particularly their systematics, ecology and their significance for human beings and nature.

• 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.

“The book is a stimulating treasure trove of topics for all limnologists and bird lovers particularly interested in the tropics and to whom trusting the power of interdisciplinary collaboration: together we should be able to secure the future of this emblematic bird, the likeness of the firebird Phoenix.” (Katrin Teubner, SILnews, Issue 75, January, 2020)