Geolimnology of salt lakes

During 1974-1984, Lake Buchanan and seven peripheral pools usually contained water for only a few months each year, commencing in late summer. They ranged in salinity from 1 to 202 g l-1, their waters were dominated by sodium chloride, but with Ca2+/Mg2+ ratios of c. 1, and were generally alkaline. The fauna of 53 species included three halobionts (e.g. Parartemia minuta, Diacypris compacts), 18 halophilics (e.g. Mytilocypris splendida, Trigonocypris globulosa, Microcyclops dengizicus) and many salt- tolerant freshwater forms, mainly insects. Overall, the fauna was distinctly Australian, but some prominent taxa found in southern salt lakes were absent and others were replaced by local endemics and tropical species. Past climatic cycles have probably influenced the composition of the fauna.

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Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5082 (4) ◽

pp. 393-400

Author(s):

ZHENHUA LIU ◽

ADAM ŚLIPIŃSKI ◽

HONG PANG

Keyword(s):

Western Australia ◽

Type Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Salt Lake ◽

Salt Lakes ◽

Male And Female ◽

Male Specific

Apalochrini comprises nearly half of the genera of Australian Melyridae, which are all recognized by male specific characters, and are commonly found on grasses, flowers and riverside or seashore rocks. Here we describe a new genus Salsolaius gen. nov. from Lake Way of Western Australia, representing the first known genus of Australian Melyridae inhabitating in salt lakes. The new genus can be easily distinguished by asymmetrically biserrate antennae and exposed apical abdomen from above in both male and female, the former characters is firstly found in Melyridae. Consequently, Salsolaius biserratus sp. nov. was described as the type species of this genus. An updated key to genera of Australian Apalochrini is provided.

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Stable isotopic evidence for the origin of salt lakes in the Thar Desert

Journal of Arid Environments ◽

10.1006/jare.1993.1047 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 117-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

R. Ramesh ◽

R.A. Jani ◽

R. Bhushan

Keyword(s):

Salt Lakes ◽

Thar Desert ◽

Isotopic Evidence ◽

Stable Isotopic

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Using Satellite Imagery to Examine the Relationship between Surface-Water Dynamics of the Salt Lakes of Western Texas and Ogallala Aquifer Depletion

Wetlands ◽

10.1007/s13157-017-0940-2 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 37 (6) ◽

pp. 1055-1065 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

L. J. Heintzman ◽

S. M. Starr ◽

K. R. Mulligan ◽

L. S. Barbato ◽

N. E. McIntyre

Keyword(s):

Surface Water ◽

Satellite Imagery ◽

Water Dynamics ◽

Salt Lakes ◽

Ogallala Aquifer ◽

Aquifer Depletion ◽

The Relationship

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Bacterial and algal chlorophyll in two salt lakes in Victoria, Australia

Water Research ◽

10.1016/0043-1354(72)90198-4 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 1361-1365 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

S.U. Hussainy

Keyword(s):

Salt Lakes

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Exploring Microbial Resource of Different Rhizocompartments of Dominant Plants Along the Salinity Gradient Around the Hypersaline Lake Ejinur

Frontiers in Microbiology ◽

10.3389/fmicb.2021.698479 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Junqing Luo ◽

Zhechao Zhang ◽

Yazhou Hou ◽

Fengwei Diao ◽

Baihui Hao ◽

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Keyword(s):

High Throughput Sequencing ◽

Salt Lake ◽

Salinity Gradient ◽

Salt Lakes ◽

Hypersaline Environment ◽

Hypersaline Lake ◽

Littoral Zones ◽

Microbial Resources ◽

Bacteria And Fungi

Lake littoral zones can also be regarded as another extremely hypersaline environment due to hypersaline properties of salt lakes. In this study, high-throughput sequencing technique was used to analyze bacteria and fungi from different rhizocompartments (rhizosphere and endosphere) of four dominant plants along the salinity gradient in the littoral zones of Ejinur Salt Lake. The study found that microbial α-diversity did not increase with the decrease of salinity, indicating that salinity was not the main factor on the effect of microbial diversity. Distance-based redundancy analysis and regression analysis were used to further reveal the relationship between microorganisms from different rhizocompartments and plant species and soil physicochemical properties. Bacteria and fungi in the rhizosphere and endosphere were the most significantly affected by SO42–, SOC, HCO3–, and SOC, respectively. Correlation network analysis revealed the potential role of microorganisms in different root compartments on the regulation of salt stress through synergistic and antagonistic interactions. LEfSe analysis further indicated that dominant microbial taxa in different rhizocompartments had a positive response to plants, such as Marinobacter, Palleronia, Arthrobacter, and Penicillium. This study was of great significance and practical value for understanding salt environments around salt lakes to excavate the potential microbial resources.

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