Water depth selection, daily feeding routines and diets of waterbirds in coastal lagoons in Ghana

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Authors: NTIAMOA‐BAIDU, YAA, PIERSMA, THEUNIS, WIERSMA, POPKO, POOT, MARTIN, BATTLEY, PHIL, GORDON, CHRIS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1998
• Subjects: Keta; Actitis hypoleucos; Arenaria interpres
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1998.tb04545.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1998.tb04545.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1998.tb04545.x

Water depth requirements, diet, feeding styles and diurnal activity patterns are described for waterbirds using two brackish water lagoon systems in coastal Ghana, the Songor and Keta Lagoons. We project the habitat and activity data on a guild structure defined on the basis of individual feeding st...