Abstract:
The effects of water birds on water quality in a shallow Turkish soda lake, Lake Aktaş, were investigated
by comparing protected areas and those exposed to birds, in order to understand interactions between the birds
and the ecosystem in this study. The experiment was carried out over five months between June and October
2009, in four widely distributed bird-proof enclosures in treatment areas and four open-top enclosures
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, similar to the lake