Brine Shrimp and Aquatic Vegetation

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4k – 3840 x 2160 px.

Title: Brine Shrimp and Aquatic Vegetation

Description: Brine shrimp and aquatic weeds thrive in the hypersaline waters of Laguna Chaxa, forming the base of the food chain that sustains thousands of flamingos. These tiny crustaceans and hardy plants are specially adapted to extreme salt concentrations and provide essential nutrition for filter-feeding flamingos. The red and green coloration comes from carotenoid pigments in the organisms that give flamingos their pink hue.

Keywords: brine, shrimp, vegetation, lagoon, ecosystem, salt, wildlife, food-chain, Chile, aquatic