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2 unusual facts about Atitlán Grebe


Atitlán Grebe

Thanks to the field work of the American ecologist Anne LaBastille, its decline is comprehensively known.

The decline of the Atitlán Grebe began in 1958 and again in 1960 after Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) and Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) were introduced into Lake Atitlán.



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