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экосистема Manyas
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соленость freshwater
Other Names Lake Ku?
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Описание Lake Ku? or Lake Manyas (Turkish: Ku? Gölü meaning Bird Lake, or, Manyas Gölü) is a lake in western Turkey, located in the Bal?kesir region. This is a shallow nutrient-rich freshwater lake (average depth 3 m) fed by groundwater and four streams. Small deltas have formed where the latter enter the lake, comprising extensive marshes and tree-lined riverbanks. Narrow belts of reed Phragmites fringe much of the lake. Water is abstracted for factory use and for irrigation. Cattle- and sheep-grazing is common along the lake shores. Manyas Lake is an important site for breeding and wintering waterbirds. In 1938 the Ku? Cenneti (Turkish for "Bird Paradise") nature reserve was set up by the German hydrologist and zoologist Curt Crosswig. This 64 ha sanctuary occupies a largely unspoiled area of the lakeside near S???rc?k in the northeast corner of the lake and has a small ornithological museum of stuffed birds in poor condition, remote-controlled viewing cameras, and an observation tower erected in 1952 by the Hydrology Department of the University of Istanbul. More than 270 species of birds have been recorded at the lake. Important bird species include White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala), Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), plus breeding populations of the vulnerable Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus). Migrating White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) often roost at the lake.
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